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About Chand Bigha Village

Chand Bigha is a small village in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur tehsil, in the district of Arwal, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 270, made up of 129 males and 141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,093 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804421, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chand Bigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chand Bigha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Arwal
Tehsil Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur
Pincode 804421
Area (hectares) 140 hectares
Population 270
Male Population 129
Female Population 141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,093
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chand Bigha compares

By the 2011 count Chand Bigha is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,854 residents. Its 140 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Chand Bigha

Chand Bigha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chand Bigha as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chand Bigha from other places

Chand Bigha lies about 19 km from Arwal, and the nearest railway station is Makhdumpur Gaya, about 20 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Chand Bigha
Tehsil headquarters Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur 19 km
District headquarters Arwal 19 km
Nearest railway station Makhdumpur Gaya 20 km

Villages closest to Chand Bigha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Chand Bigha

As per the Census of India 2011, Chand Bigha village had a population of 270. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,854 residents.

Chand Bigha village has 129 males and 141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chand Bigha has about 1093 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Chand Bigha is 804421. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chand Bigha covers 140 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chand Bigha falls under Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur tehsil of Arwal district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chand Bigha is Makhdumpur Gaya, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chand Bigha.

Chand Bigha is about 19 km from Arwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chand Bigha is in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur tehsil of Arwal district. Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur is about 19 km away. Arwal is about 19 km away. Makhdumpur Gaya is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kutubpur (under 2 km), Barahia (under 2 km) and Pondil (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Chand Bigha today is likely to be higher.

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