About Chama Village

Chama is a mid sized village in Kanke tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,065, made up of 534 males and 531 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 260 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 834006, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chama village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Kanke
Pincode	834006
Area (hectares)	260 hectares
Population	1,065
Male Population	534
Female Population	531
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	994
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 Chama compares

By the 2011 count Chama is the 66th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents. Its 260 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Chama

Chama is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chama 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 Chama from other places

Chama lies about 15 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Hundur Halt, about 9.3 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 Chama
Tehsil headquarters	Kanke	4.8 km
Nearest railway station	Hundur Halt	9.3 km
Nearest town	Rātu	11 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	15 km

Villages closest to Chama

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kanke 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 Chama

As per the Census of India 2011, Chama village had a population of 1,065. That makes it the 66th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents.

Chama village has 534 males and 531 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chama has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Chama is 834006. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chama covers 260 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chama falls under Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chama is Hundur Halt, about 9.3 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 Chama.

Chama is about 15 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chama is in Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district. Kanke is about 4.8 km away. Hundur Halt is about 9.3 km away. Rātu is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.