# Chama Village, Chanho, Ranchi (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Chanho, Ranchi 

# Chama

Chama is a village in Chanho sub-district of Ranchi district, Jharkhand, PIN code **829205**. The 2011 Census counted **3,622 people in 703 households**, the 6th largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%.

- 3,622people (2011)
- 703households
- 56.9%literacy
- 829205PIN code

## Chama PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chama is 829205.** Chama falls in Chanho sub-district, Ranchi district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code829205
- Gram panchayatChama
- Community development blockChanho
- Census village code374234

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Chama from nearby towns?

- Chanho (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Ranchi (district HQ)35 km by road
- Ranchi (nearest town)35 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Chama?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Chama; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bijupara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mandar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Chama known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 5% of the 2,075 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Chama

Of every 100 households in Chama in 2011, 13 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chama · ■ Chanho rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**83%

Tap water ****10%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**95%

Use banking services ****63%**

**63%

Television ****12%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**16%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Chama?

■ Chama · ■ Chanho rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.9%**

**66.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****797**

**953

Working population ****39.0%**

**43.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.8% for men and 47.0% for women. 46% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 923 (65%) · **■** Farm labourers 294 (21%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 28 (2%) · **■** Marginal 164 (12%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Chanho

- Balsokra5,518 people
- Choreya4,994 people
- Lundri3,935 people
- Karkat3,835 people
- Pondri3,519 people
- Tangar3,058 people
- Hutar2,982 people
- Raghunathpur2,767 people

[All 67 villages in Chanho](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/ranchi/chanho/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chama?829205
- How far is Chama from Ranchi?35 km by road
- What is the population of Chama?3,622 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chama in?Ranchi district (Chanho sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Chama?56.9% (Census 2011)