It has an average elevation of 2,140 feet (650 m) above mean sea level and the land is undulating.

[5]Chanho police station serves Chano CD block.

[7] According to the 2011 Census of India, Chanho CD block had a total population of 107,503, all of which were rural.

[5] The percentage of Scheduled Tribes in Ranchi district, in 2011, was 47.67% of the population (rural) in the blocks.

Other tribes included (percentage of population in brackets) Lohra (2.46), Bedia (1.32) and Mahli (1.09).

[9] Large villages (with 4,000+ population) in Chanho CD block are (2011 census figures in brackets): Balsokra (5,518), Patratu (5,941) and Choreya (4,994).

[14] Languages of Chanho CD block (2011)[15] 60-70% of the population of Ranchi district were in the BPL category in 2004–2005.

The hill streams remain almost dry, except in the rainy season, and does not offer much scope for irrigation.

The fund, created by the Government of India, is designed to redress regional imbalances in development.

[23][24] National Highway 39 (Ranchi-Daltonganj), an important roadway in Ranchi district, passes through Chanho block.