Village · Meral, Garhwa # Chama Chama is a village in Meral sub-district of Garhwa district, Jharkhand, PIN code 822114. The 2011 Census counted 5,221 people in 988 households, the 4th largest of 75 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%. - 5,221 people (2011) - 988 households - 62.9% literacy - 822114 PIN code ## Chama PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Chama is 822114. Chama falls in Meral sub-district, Garhwa district, Jharkhand. - PIN code 822114 - Gram panchayat Chama - Community development block Meral - Census village code 347655 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Chama from nearby towns? - Meral (sub-district HQ) 22 km by road - Garhwa (district HQ) 10 km by road - Garhwa (nearest town) 10 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Chama? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Chama; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 5 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Garhwa - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Garhwa - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Garhwa - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 3 h summer · 4 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Chama known for? The main crops are rice. About 36% of the 709 hectares of village land is sown, and 160 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Chama Of every 100 households in Chama in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chama · ■ Meral rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 6% - Toilet within the home 0% 3% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 96% - Tap water 0% 5% - Drinking water within premises 8% 9% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99% - Use banking services 22% 35% - Television 3% 6% - Mobile phone 52% 39% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 4% 5% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 22% 35% - Own their home 99% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Chama? ■ Chama · ■ Meral rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 62.9% 59.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 954 938 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 930 948 - Working population 43.4% 42.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.0% for men and 48.1% for women. 44% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 213 (9%) · ■ Farm labourers 114 (5%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 76 (3%) · ■ Marginal 1,863 (82%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Meral - Meral 11,908 people - Okhargar 10,737 people - Bana 6,219 people - Duldulwa 4,896 people - Gonda 4,789 people - Garua 3,998 people - Hasandag 3,827 people All 77 villages in Meral ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chama? 822114 - How far is Chama from Garhwa? 10 km by road - What is the population of Chama? 5,221 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chama in? Garhwa district (Meral sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Chama? 62.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/garhwa/meral/chama/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.