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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
bishwanath bhagat
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- LGD code
- 374235
- Pincode
- 834001
- Post office
- Church Road
- Population
- 2,052
- Households
- 356
- Literacy rate
- 46.8%
- Sex ratio
- 983 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 825
- Distance to district centre
- 73 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 87 km
- Distance to Ranchi
- 94 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 241 km
- Nearest railway station
- Birbans · 3 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Dr. A. Kundu Clinic · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Chora compares
By population, Chora ranks #23 of 67 villages in Chanho mandal.
Literacy rate
%
46.8%
−9.0% vs mandal average
- Chora
- 46.8%
- Chanho mandal
- 55.8%
- Ranchi district
- 65.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
983
+3 vs mandal average
- Chora
- 983
- Chanho mandal
- 980
Household size
people per home
5.8
+0.3 vs mandal average
- Chora
- 5.8
- Chanho mandal
- 5.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chora at a glance
Chora is a village of 2,052 people in 356 households (Census 2011) in Chanho block, Ranchi district, Jharkhand, the 23rd-largest of 67 villages in Chanho block. Literacy is 47%, 9 points below the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 983 women per 1,000 men. It lies 73 km from the Ranchi district centre, 49 km from Kalimati, the nearest town, 3 km from Birbans railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 834001, served by Church Road post office; the LGD village code is 374235. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dr. A. Kundu Clinic, 3 km away. The sarpanch is bishwanath bhagat, and the village votes in Ramgarh assembly constituency, represented by MLA Mamta Devi. The population is estimated at 2,419 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chora
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- RANCHI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 45
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 45
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 20
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- CHAMA
- Total area (ha)
- 1,383.41
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 771.11
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Chora
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Chora
- LGD code
- 374235
- Pincode
- 834001
- Post office
- Church Road
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,052
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,419
- Households
- 356
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 983
- Literacy rate
- 46.8%
- Coordinates
- 22.81436°N, 86.02720°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Hazaribagh
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Ramgarh
- Member of Parliament
- Manish Jaiswal
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Mamta Devi
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- bishwanath bhagat
- Block / Mandal
- Chanho
Getting there
How to reach Chora
Distance to cities · straight line
- Ranchi94 kmcapital
- Kolkata241 km
- Hyderabad992 km
- Delhi1093 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBirbans3 km
- Bus stopChaibasa Bus Stand19 km
- Hospital / PHCDr. A. Kundu Clinic3 km
- ATM / bankAxis Bank, Sonari Branch14 km
- Petrol pumpKadma Petrol Pump14 km
- Collegejamshedpur Women's College16 km
- Police stationBistupur Police Station.16 km
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
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