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About Chalangi Village

Chalangi is a mid sized village in Lapung tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,025, made up of 513 males and 512 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 429 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chalangi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chalangi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Lapung
Pincode 835234
Area (hectares) 429 hectares
Population 1,025
Male Population 513
Female Population 512
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chalangi compares

By the 2011 count Chalangi is the 23rd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 808 residents. Its 429 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1016.

Getting to Chalangi

Chalangi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chalangi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chalangi from other places

Chalangi lies about 46 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Govindpur Road, about 6.5 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 Chalangi
Tehsil headquarters Lapung 6.0 km
Nearest railway station Govindpur Road 6.5 km
Nearest town Khunti 30 km
District headquarters Ranchi 46 km

Villages closest to Chalangi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chalangi village had a population of 1,025. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 808 residents.

Chalangi village has 513 males and 512 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chalangi has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1016.

The pincode recorded for Chalangi is 835234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chalangi covers 429 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chalangi falls under Lapung tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chalangi is Govindpur Road, about 6.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Chalangi is about 46 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chalangi is in Lapung tehsil of Ranchi district. Lapung is about 6.0 km away. Govindpur Road is about 6.5 km away. Khunti is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ulgara (1.5 km), Hulsu (1.7 km) and Kalje (2.2 km).

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

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