The map alongside shows a part of the Ranchi plateau, most of it at an average elevation of 2,140 feet above sea level.

The principal river of the district, the Subarnarekha, originates near Ratu, flows in an easterly direction and descends from the plateau, with a drop of about 300 feet at Hundru Falls.

[8] National Highway 39 (Ranchi-Daltonganj), an important roadway in Ranchi district, passes through Chanho.

[9][10] Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 2007.

[11] Government UPG High School Chano is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1975.