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About Cheri Village

Cheri is a mid sized village in Kanke tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,469, made up of 729 males and 740 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 432.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Cheri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Cheri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Kanke
Pincode 835222
Area (hectares) 432.37 hectares
Population 1,469
Male Population 729
Female Population 740
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Cheri compares

By the 2011 count Cheri is the 50th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents. Its 432.37 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Cheri

Cheri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Cheri as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Cheri from other places

Cheri lies about 12 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Argora, about 11 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 Cheri
Nearest town Rātu 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Kanke 5.8 km
Nearest railway station Argora 11 km
District headquarters Ranchi 12 km

Villages closest to Cheri

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.

Common questions about Cheri

As per the Census of India 2011, Cheri village had a population of 1,469. That makes it the 50th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents.

Cheri village has 729 males and 740 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Cheri has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Cheri is 835222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Cheri covers 432.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Cheri falls under Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Cheri is Argora, about 11 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Cheri.

Cheri is about 12 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Cheri is in Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district. Rātu is about 5.4 km away. Kanke is about 5.8 km away. Argora is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manatu (under 2 km), Garu (2.8 km) and Sundil (2.9 km).

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

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