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About Chakla Village

Chakla is a large village in Ormanjhi tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,450, made up of 1,820 males and 1,630 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 722.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 834006, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakla village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Ormanjhi
Pincode 834006
Area (hectares) 722.76 hectares
Population 3,450
Male Population 1,820
Female Population 1,630
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chakla compares

By the 2011 count Chakla is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents. Its 722.76 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Chakla

Chakla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chakla 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chakla from other places

Chakla lies about 21 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Mesra, about 6.9 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 Chakla
Tehsil headquarters Ormanjhi 2.7 km
Nearest railway station Mesra 6.9 km
Nearest town Rāmgarh 19 km
District headquarters Ranchi 21 km

Villages closest to Chakla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakla village had a population of 3,450. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents.

Chakla village has 1,820 males and 1,630 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakla has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 960.

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

Chakla covers 722.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chakla falls under Ormanjhi tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chakla is Mesra, about 6.9 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chakla.

Chakla is about 21 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakla is in Ormanjhi tehsil of Ranchi district. Ormanjhi is about 2.7 km away. Mesra is about 6.9 km away. Rāmgarh is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dardag (under 2 km), Rukka (1.9 km) and Harchanda (1.9 km).

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

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