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About Chailma Village

Chailma is a mid sized village in Gobindpur tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 503, made up of 257 males and 246 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 237 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chailma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chailma village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Gobindpur
Pincode 833201
Area (hectares) 237 hectares
Population 503
Male Population 257
Female Population 246
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chailma compares

By the 2011 count Chailma is the 125th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 563 residents. Its 237 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 1020.

Getting to Chailma

Chailma is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chailma as Available within village. 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 Chailma from other places

Chailma lies about 28 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Chaibasa, about 10 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 Chailma
Nearest railway station Chaibasa 10 km
Nearest town Chāībāsa 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Gobindpur 18 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 28 km

Villages closest to Chailma

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chailma village had a population of 503. That makes it the 125th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 563 residents.

Chailma village has 257 males and 246 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chailma has about 957 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 1020.

The pincode recorded for Chailma is 833201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chailma covers 237 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chailma falls under Gobindpur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chailma is Chaibasa, about 10 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chailma.

Chailma is about 28 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chailma is in Gobindpur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Chaibasa is about 10 km away. Chāībāsa is about 12 km away. Gobindpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arahasa (under 2 km), Telai (under 2 km) and Bankasai (1.7 km).

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

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