Village · Lawalaung, Chatra
# Chani

Chani is a village in Lawalaung sub-district of Chatra district, Jharkhand, PIN code 825404. The 2011 Census counted 630 people in 100 households, the 32nd largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 24.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.0%.
- 630 people (2011)
- 100 households
- 24.6% literacy
- 825404 PIN code

## Chani PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Chani is 825404. Chani falls in Lawalaung sub-district, Chatra district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 825404
- Gram panchayat Lawaloung
- Community development block Lawalaung
- Census village code 348608

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Chani from nearby towns?
- Lawaloung (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road
- Chatra (district HQ) 39 km by road
- Chatra (nearest town) 39 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Chani?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Chani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Chatra
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Chatra
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Hazaribagh
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Chani known for?

The main crops are rice. About 5% of the 433 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Chani

Of every 100 households in Chani in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chani · ■ Lawalaung rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 2%
- Toilet within the home 0% 4%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 96%
- Tap water 7% 5%
- Drinking water within premises 15% 6%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 100%
- Use banking services 1% 27%
- Television 0% 2%
- Mobile phone 2% 28%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 64% 43%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Chani?

■ Chani · ■ Lawalaung rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 24.6% 49.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 933 971
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1025 1019
- Working population 47.9% 43.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 30.5% for men and 18.0% for women. 48% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 21 (7%) · ■ Farm labourers 246 (81%) · ■ Other work 3 (1%) · ■ Marginal 32 (11%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Lawalaung
- Sikni 669 people
- Bisrampur Alias Rampur 665 people
- Matti Majhdiha Alias Majhdih 659 people
- Pasagam 656 people
- Garhe 607 people
- Bandaru 598 people
- Tungun 570 people
- Marwa 567 people

All 103 villages in Lawalaung

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Chani? 825404
- How far is Chani from Chatra? 39 km by road
- What is the population of Chani? 630 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chani in? Chatra district (Lawalaung sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Chani? 24.6% (Census 2011)

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