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About Chamda Village

Chamda is a small village in Ichagarh tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 323, made up of 168 males and 155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chamda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chamda village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Ichagarh
Pincode 832403
Area (hectares) 201 hectares
Population 323
Male Population 168
Female Population 155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chamda compares

By the 2011 count Chamda is the 82nd largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 774 residents. Its 201 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Chamda

Chamda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chamda as Available within 5 - 10 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 Chamda from other places

Chamda lies about 22 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Haslang P.H., about 7.3 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 Chamda
Tehsil headquarters Ichagarh 6.7 km
Nearest railway station Haslang P.H. 7.3 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 22 km
Nearest town Balarāmpur 24 km

Villages closest to Chamda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chamda village had a population of 323. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 774 residents.

Chamda village has 168 males and 155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chamda has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Chamda is 832403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chamda covers 201 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chamda falls under Ichagarh tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chamda is Haslang P.H., about 7.3 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 <5 km distance for Chamda.

Chamda is about 22 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chamda is in Ichagarh tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Ichagarh is about 6.7 km away. Haslang P.H. is about 7.3 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Udal (1.6 km), Kalichamda (1.6 km) and Kuruktopa (2.1 km).

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

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