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

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Village · Kanke, Ranchi 

# Chama

Chama is a village in Kanke sub-district of Ranchi district, Jharkhand, PIN code **834006**. The 2011 Census counted **1,065 people in 222 households**, the 68th largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 1,065people (2011)
- 222households
- 54.7%literacy
- 834006PIN code

## Chama PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chama is 834006.** Chama falls in Kanke sub-district, Ranchi district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code834006
- Gram panchayatBadu
- Community development blockKanke
- Census village code373516

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?

- Kanke (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Ranchi (district HQ)20 km by road
- Ranchi (nearest town)20 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Ranchi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 h winter

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 60% of the 260 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 hectares are irrigated.

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, 61 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chama · ■ Kanke rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**74%

Tap water ****4%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**68%

Use banking services ****82%**

**58%

Television ****48%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****7%**

**11%

Own their home ****98%**

**93%

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 · ■ Kanke rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.7%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****969**

**960

Working population ****48.0%**

**35.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.7% for men and 42.7% for women. 55% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 19 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 97 (19%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 79 (15%) · **■** Marginal 315 (62%)

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 Kanke

- Balu1,100 people
- Murum1,099 people
- Banhara1,086 people
- Batta1,065 people
- Nawadih1,040 people
- Madanpur1,037 people
- Soso1,035 people
- Hujir1,017 people

[All 103 villages in Kanke](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/ranchi/kanke/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chama?834006
- How far is Chama from Ranchi?20 km by road
- What is the population of Chama?1,065 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chama in?Ranchi district (Kanke sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Chama?54.7% (Census 2011)