About Chancho Village

Chancho is a mid sized village in Chanho tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,631, made up of 844 males and 787 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 395 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chancho Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chancho village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Chanho
Pincode	835214
Area (hectares)	395 hectares
Population	1,631
Male Population	844
Female Population	787
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	932
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chancho compares

By the 2011 count Chancho is the 25th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,605 residents. Its 395 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Chancho

Chancho is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chancho as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chancho from other places

Chancho lies about 44 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Govindpur Road, about 6.6 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Chancho
Tehsil headquarters	Chanho	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Govindpur Road	6.6 km
Nearest town	Khunti	22 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	44 km

Villages closest to Chancho

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chanho tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Chancho

As per the Census of India 2011, Chancho village had a population of 1,631. That makes it the 25th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,605 residents.

Chancho village has 844 males and 787 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chancho has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Chancho is 835214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chancho covers 395 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chancho falls under Chanho tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chancho is Govindpur Road, about 6.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chancho.

Chancho is about 44 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chancho is in Chanho tehsil of Ranchi district. Chanho is about under 2 km away. Govindpur Road is about 6.6 km away. Khunti is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.