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About Chanda Village

Chanda is a large village in Obra tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,578, made up of 2,410 males and 2,168 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 756 hectares hectares.

Chanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanda village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Obra
Area (hectares) 756 hectares
Population 4,578
Male Population 2,410
Female Population 2,168
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chanda compares

By the 2011 count Chanda is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents. Its 756 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Chanda

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

Chanda lies about 25 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Baghoi Kusa, about 13 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 Chanda
Nearest town Daudnagar 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Obra 12 km
Nearest railway station Baghoi Kusa 13 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 25 km

Villages closest to Chanda

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 Chanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanda village had a population of 4,578. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents.

Chanda village has 2,410 males and 2,168 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanda has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

Chanda covers 756 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chanda falls under Obra tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chanda is Baghoi Kusa, about 13 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 village for Chanda.

Chanda is about 25 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chanda is in Obra tehsil of Aurangabad district. Daudnagar is about 10 km away. Obra is about 12 km away. Baghoi Kusa is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mokhtarpur (under 2 km), Sakarkhori (under 2 km) and Ramnagar (1.8 km).

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

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