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About Chandri Village

Chandri is a small village in Obra tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 258, made up of 125 males and 133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,064 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60 hectares hectares.

Chandri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Obra
Area (hectares) 60 hectares
Population 258
Male Population 125
Female Population 133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,064
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandri compares

By the 2011 count Chandri is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents. Its 60 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Chandri

Chandri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chandri as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Chandri from other places

Chandri lies about 26 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Phesar, about 15 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 Chandri
Nearest town Daudnagar 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Obra 12 km
Nearest railway station Phesar 15 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 26 km

Villages closest to Chandri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandri village had a population of 258. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents.

Chandri village has 125 males and 133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandri has about 1064 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 928.

Chandri covers 60 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chandri falls under Obra tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chandri is Phesar, about 15 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 - 10 km distance for Chandri.

Chandri is about 26 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandri is in Obra tehsil of Aurangabad district. Daudnagar is about 8.5 km away. Obra is about 12 km away. Phesar is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kusa (under 2 km), Arri (under 2 km) and Gaini (1.6 km).

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

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