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About Chand Village

Chand is a mid sized village in Namkum tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 760, made up of 368 males and 392 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,065 females per 1000 males. The village covers 191.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chand village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Namkum
Pincode 835221
Area (hectares) 191.85 hectares
Population 760
Male Population 368
Female Population 392
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,065
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chand compares

By the 2011 count Chand is the 54th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents. Its 191.85 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Chand

Chand is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chand as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Chand from other places

Chand lies about 12 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Balasiring, about 3.6 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 Chand
Nearest railway station Balasiring 3.6 km
District headquarters Ranchi 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Namkum 14 km

Villages closest to Chand

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chand village had a population of 760. That makes it the 54th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents.

Chand village has 368 males and 392 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chand has about 1065 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Chand is 835221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chand covers 191.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chand falls under Namkum tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chand is Balasiring, about 3.6 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chand.

Chand 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.

Chand is in Namkum tehsil of Ranchi district. Balasiring is about 3.6 km away. Ranchi is about 12 km away. Namkum is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siladon (under 2 km), Sukurhuttu (under 2 km) and Chitir (under 2 km).

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

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