# Chand Village, Namkum, Ranchi (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Namkum, Ranchi 

# Chand

Chand is a village in Namkum sub-district of Ranchi district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835221**. The 2011 Census counted **760 people in 157 households**, the 55th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.

- 760people (2011)
- 157households
- 70.3%literacy
- 835221PIN code

## Chand PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chand is 835221.** Chand falls in Namkum sub-district, Ranchi district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835221
- Gram panchayatHardag
- Community development blockNamkum
- Census village code373985

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

## How far is Chand from nearby towns?

- Namkum (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Ranchi (district HQ)19 km by road
- Ranchi (nearest town)19 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 Chand?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Chand; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Siladon
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tupudana
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhurwa
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Hulhundu
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 Chand known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 74% of the 192 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 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 Chand

Of every 100 households in Chand in 2011, 94 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chand · ■ Namkum rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**88%

Use banking services ****92%**

**66%

Television ****52%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**18%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**12%

Own their home ****86%**

**91%

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 Chand?

■ Chand · ■ Namkum rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.3%**

**70.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1065**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1184**

**1000

Working population ****48.9%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.2% for men and 64.7% for women. 53% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 90 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 57 (15%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 219 (59%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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 Namkum

- Singarsarai836 people
- Nachaldag834 people
- Dundu819 people
- Saheda766 people
- Kiski704 people
- Hethdahu694 people
- Malti684 people
- Barguttu672 people

[All 97 villages in Namkum](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/ranchi/namkum/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chand?835221
- How far is Chand from Ranchi?19 km by road
- What is the population of Chand?760 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chand in?Ranchi district (Namkum sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Chand?70.3% (Census 2011)