About Chantar Village

Chantar is a large village in Obra tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,931, made up of 1,523 males and 1,408 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 433 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chantar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chantar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Aurangabad
Tehsil	Obra
Pincode	824124
Area (hectares)	433 hectares
Population	2,931
Male Population	1,523
Female Population	1,408
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	924
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chantar compares

By the 2011 count Chantar is the 15th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents. Its 433 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Chantar

Chantar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chantar as Available within 5 - 10 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 Chantar from other places

Chantar lies about 20 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Baghoi Kusa, about 8.2 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 Chantar
Nearest railway station	Baghoi Kusa	8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Obra	9.2 km
Nearest town	Daudnagar	15 km
District headquarters	Aurangabad	20 km

Villages closest to Chantar

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.

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Common questions about Chantar

As per the Census of India 2011, Chantar village had a population of 2,931. That makes it the 15th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents.

Chantar village has 1,523 males and 1,408 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chantar has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Chantar is 824124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chantar covers 433 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chantar falls under Obra tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chantar is Baghoi Kusa, about 8.2 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 5 - 10 km distance for Chantar.

Chantar is about 20 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chantar is in Obra tehsil of Aurangabad district. Baghoi Kusa is about 8.2 km away. Obra is about 9.2 km away. Daudnagar is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.