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About Chandikpur Village

Chandikpur is a mid sized village in Gangapur tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 588, made up of 307 males and 281 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 184.97 hectares hectares.

Chandikpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandikpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Gangapur
Area (hectares) 184.97 hectares
Population 588
Male Population 307
Female Population 281
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandikpur compares

By the 2011 count Chandikpur is the 146th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents. Its 184.97 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Chandikpur

Chandikpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chandikpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Chandikpur from other places

Chandikpur lies about 122 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Chandauli Majhwar, about 17 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 Chandikpur
Nearest town Chandauli 17 km
Nearest railway station Chandauli Majhwar 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangapur 25 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 122 km

Villages closest to Chandikpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gangapur 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 Chandikpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandikpur village had a population of 588. That makes it the 146th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents.

Chandikpur village has 307 males and 281 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandikpur has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Chandikpur covers 184.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chandikpur falls under Gangapur tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chandikpur is Chandauli Majhwar, about 17 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chandikpur.

Chandikpur is about 122 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandikpur is in Gangapur tehsil of Aurangabad district. Chandauli is about 17 km away. Chandauli Majhwar is about 17 km away. Gangapur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamgaon (5.8 km), Govindpur (7.7 km) and Nawabpur (8.0 km).

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

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