About Chalha Village

Chalha is a small village in Lapung tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 230, made up of 117 males and 113 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chalha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chalha village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Lapung
Pincode	835234
Area (hectares)	109.8 hectares
Population	230
Male Population	117
Female Population	113
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	966
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chalha compares

By the 2011 count Chalha is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 808 residents. Its 109.8 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 well below the tehsil average of 1016.

Getting to Chalha

Chalha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chalha 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chalha from other places

Chalha lies about 48 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Govindpur Road, 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 Chalha
Tehsil headquarters	Lapung	2.8 km
Nearest railway station	Govindpur Road	11 km
Nearest town	Khunti	35 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	48 km

Villages closest to Chalha

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.

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Common questions about Chalha

As per the Census of India 2011, Chalha village had a population of 230. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 808 residents.

Chalha village has 117 males and 113 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chalha has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1016.

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

Chalha covers 109.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chalha falls under Lapung tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chalha is Govindpur Road, about 11 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chalha.

Chalha is about 48 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chalha is in Lapung tehsil of Ranchi district. Lapung is about 2.8 km away. Govindpur Road is about 11 km away. Khunti is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.