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About Chanho Village

Chanho is a mid sized village in Chanho tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,626, made up of 802 males and 824 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 248.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chanho Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanho village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Chanho
Pincode 825213
Area (hectares) 248.63 hectares
Population 1,626
Male Population 802
Female Population 824
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chanho compares

By the 2011 count Chanho is the 26th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,605 residents. Its 248.63 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Chanho

Chanho is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chanho as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Chanho from other places

Chanho 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 Chanho
Nearest railway station Govindpur Road 6.6 km
Nearest town Khunti 22 km
District headquarters Ranchi 44 km

Villages closest to Chanho

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.

Common questions about Chanho

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanho village had a population of 1,626. That makes it the 26th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,605 residents.

Chanho village has 802 males and 824 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanho has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Chanho is 825213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chanho covers 248.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chanho falls under Chanho tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chanho 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chanho.

Chanho 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.

Chanho is in Chanho tehsil of Ranchi district. Govindpur Road is about 6.6 km away. Khunti is about 22 km away. Ranchi is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chancho (under 2 km), Balsokra (9.6 km) and Chama (10 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Chanho today is likely to be higher.

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