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About Chandar Bhanpur Village

Chandar Bhanpur is a mid sized village in Shahkund tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,091, made up of 567 males and 524 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56 hectares hectares.

Chandar Bhanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandar Bhanpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Shahkund
Area (hectares) 56 hectares
Population 1,091
Male Population 567
Female Population 524
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chandar Bhanpur compares

By the 2011 count Chandar Bhanpur is the 56th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents. Its 56 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 886.

Getting to Chandar Bhanpur

Chandar Bhanpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chandar Bhanpur as Available within 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chandar Bhanpur from other places

Chandar Bhanpur lies about 32 km from Bhagalpur, 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 Chandar Bhanpur
Nearest railway station Punsia 3.8 km
Nearest town Bānka 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahkund 32 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 32 km

Villages closest to Chandar Bhanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahkund 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 Chandar Bhanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandar Bhanpur village had a population of 1,091. That makes it the 56th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents.

Chandar Bhanpur village has 567 males and 524 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandar Bhanpur has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 886.

Chandar Bhanpur covers 56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chandar Bhanpur falls under Shahkund tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chandar Bhanpur 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 5 - 10 km distance for Chandar Bhanpur.

Chandar Bhanpur is about 32 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandar Bhanpur is in Shahkund tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Punsia is about 3.8 km away. Bānka is about 15 km away. Shahkund is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandarpur Arazi (under 2 km), Jhiktia (6.1 km) and Saidpur (10 km).

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

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