Village · Bishunpur, Gumla
# Chenri

Chenri is a village in Bishunpur sub-district of Gumla district, Jharkhand, PIN code 835231. The 2011 Census counted 562 people in 106 households, the 44th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 57.9%.
- 562 people (2011)
- 106 households
- 57.0% literacy
- 835231 PIN code

## Chenri PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Chenri is 835231. Chenri falls in Bishunpur sub-district, Gumla district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 835231
- Gram panchayat Bishunpur
- Community development block Bishunpur
- Census village code 375503

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

## How far is Chenri from nearby towns?
- Bishunpur (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road
- Gumla (district HQ) 53 km by road
- Gumla (nearest town) 53 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Chenri?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Chenri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Chenri
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Bishunpur
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Ghaghra
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ranchi
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 10+ 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 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Chenri known for?

The main crops are rice. Products made here include lah. About 28% of the 204 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Chenri

Of every 100 households in Chenri in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chenri · ■ Bishunpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 10%
- Toilet within the home 3% 5%
- No toilet (open defecation) 97% 95%
- Tap water 0% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 1% 4%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 99%
- Use banking services 91% 72%
- Television 1% 5%
- Mobile phone 35% 20%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 5% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 19% 32%
- Own their home 100% 97%

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

## What is the population of Chenri?

■ Chenri · ■ Bishunpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 57.0% 57.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1044 978
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1020 992
- Working population 68.1% 47.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.2% for men and 44.5% for women. 65% of men and 71% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 103 (27%) · ■ Other work 8 (2%) · ■ Marginal 272 (71%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Bishunpur
- Barkisamdari 618 people
- Bethat 570 people
- Jori 568 people
- Hapad 564 people
- Range 543 people
- Chorkakhar 539 people
- Sato 516 people
- Longa 500 people

All 68 villages in Bishunpur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Chenri? 835231
- How far is Chenri from Gumla? 53 km by road
- What is the population of Chenri? 562 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chenri in? Gumla district (Bishunpur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Chenri? 57.0% (Census 2011)

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