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About Chandidih Village

Chandidih is a mid sized village in Barahat tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,519, made up of 803 males and 716 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandidih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandidih village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Barahat
Pincode 813104
Area (hectares) 195 hectares
Population 1,519
Male Population 803
Female Population 716
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandidih compares

By the 2011 count Chandidih is the 25th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,359 residents. Its 195 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Chandidih

Chandidih is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chandidih as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Chandidih from other places

Chandidih lies about 15 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Mandar Hill, about 4.5 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 Chandidih
Nearest railway station Mandar Hill 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Barahat 8.4 km
District headquarters Banka 15 km
Nearest town Bānka 15 km

Villages closest to Chandidih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandidih village had a population of 1,519. That makes it the 25th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,359 residents.

Chandidih village has 803 males and 716 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandidih has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Chandidih is 813104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandidih covers 195 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chandidih falls under Barahat tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chandidih is Mandar Hill, about 4.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chandidih.

Chandidih is about 15 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandidih is in Barahat tehsil of Banka district. Mandar Hill is about 4.5 km away. Barahat is about 8.4 km away. Banka 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 Dauki (under 2 km), Sabal Pur (under 2 km) and Saruka (under 2 km).

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

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