About Chanda Village

Chanda is a large village in Dhuraiya tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,407, made up of 1,831 males and 1,576 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 383 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanda village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Dhuraiya
Pincode	813109
Area (hectares)	383 hectares
Population	3,407
Male Population	1,831
Female Population	1,576
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	861
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chanda compares

By the 2011 count Chanda is the 14th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 383 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

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 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 15 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Punsia, about 3.8 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 railway station	Punsia	3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhuraiya	15 km
District headquarters	Banka	15 km
Nearest town	Bānka	15 km

Villages closest to Chanda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanda village had a population of 3,407. That makes it the 14th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Chanda village has 1,831 males and 1,576 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanda has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Chanda is 813109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chanda covers 383 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chanda falls under Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chanda is Punsia, about 3.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chanda.

Chanda 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.

Chanda is in Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district. Punsia is about 3.8 km away. Dhuraiya is about 15 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.