Village · Bishungarh, Hazaribagh # Chalanga Chalanga is a village in Bishungarh sub-district of Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand, PIN code 825312. The 2011 Census counted 750 people in 133 households, the 51st largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.6%. - 750 people (2011) - 133 households - 68.1% literacy - 825312 PIN code ## Chalanga PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Chalanga is 825312. Chalanga falls in Bishungarh sub-district, Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand. - PIN code 825312 - Gram panchayat Chedra - Community development block Bishungarh - Census village code 368418 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Chalanga from nearby towns? - Bishnugarh (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road - Hazaribagh (district HQ) 38 km by road - Hazaribagh (nearest town) 38 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Chalanga? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Chalanga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Chedra - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Bishnugarh - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Hazaribagh - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water covered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 14 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Chalanga known for? The main crops are rice. About 1% of the 243 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Chalanga Of every 100 households in Chalanga in 2011, 92 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Chalanga · ■ Bishungarh rural average - Electricity for lighting 92% 74% - Toilet within the home 2% 6% - No toilet (open defecation) 98% 93% - Tap water 1% 3% - Drinking water within premises 18% 15% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 78% 77% - Use banking services 53% 65% - Television 1% 18% - Mobile phone 5% 70% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 8% 14% - Car / jeep / van 6% 2% - None of these assets 73% 15% - 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 Chalanga? ■ Chalanga · ■ Bishungarh rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 68.1% 60.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 913 986 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 928 - Working population 27.9% 48.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.5% for men and 51.0% for women. 45% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 51 (24%) · ■ Farm labourers 5 (2%) · ■ Household industry 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 42 (20%) · ■ Marginal 109 (52%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Bishungarh - Ganrarbara 843 people - Arjari 769 people - Badikharna 768 people - Dongo 759 people - Bhunreri 730 people - Udalpere Alias Thathaiya Tan 701 people - Barhumuria 686 people - Alkhari Khurd 670 people All 97 villages in Bishungarh ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chalanga? 825312 - How far is Chalanga from Hazaribagh? 38 km by road - What is the population of Chalanga? 750 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chalanga in? Hazaribagh district (Bishungarh sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Chalanga? 68.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/hazaribagh/bishungarh/chalanga/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.