Skip to main content

About Chandokhar Village

Chandokhar is a mid sized village in Nabinagar tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 965, made up of 518 males and 447 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 228 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandokhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandokhar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Nabinagar
Pincode 824102
Area (hectares) 228 hectares
Population 965
Male Population 518
Female Population 447
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandokhar compares

By the 2011 count Chandokhar is the 89th largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 940 residents. Its 228 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Chandokhar

Chandokhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chandokhar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Chandokhar from other places

Chandokhar lies about 32 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Kajrat Nawadih, about 5.3 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 Chandokhar
Tehsil headquarters Nabinagar 2.7 km
Nearest town Nabīnagar 2.7 km
Nearest railway station Kajrat Nawadih 5.3 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 32 km

Villages closest to Chandokhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandokhar village had a population of 965. That makes it the 89th largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 940 residents.

Chandokhar village has 518 males and 447 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandokhar has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Chandokhar is 824102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandokhar covers 228 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chandokhar falls under Nabinagar tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chandokhar is Kajrat Nawadih, about 5.3 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chandokhar.

Chandokhar is about 32 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandokhar is in Nabinagar tehsil of Aurangabad district. Nabinagar is about 2.7 km away. Nabīnagar is about 2.7 km away. Kajrat Nawadih is about 5.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharaundha (under 2 km), Ramnagar (under 2 km) and Sonbarsa (under 2 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.