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About Chanda Village

Chanda is a large village in Arrah tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,154, made up of 1,108 males and 1,046 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 346 hectares hectares.

Chanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanda village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhojpur
Tehsil Arrah
Area (hectares) 346 hectares
Population 2,154
Male Population 1,108
Female Population 1,046
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chanda compares

By the 2011 count Chanda is the 32nd largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,232 residents. Its 346 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Chanda

Chanda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chanda as Available within <5 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 Chanda from other places

Chanda lies about 12 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, about 23 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 Bahādurganj 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Arrah 12 km
District headquarters Bhojpur 12 km
Nearest railway station Pawakhali 23 km

Villages closest to Chanda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Arrah 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 2,154. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,232 residents.

Chanda village has 1,108 males and 1,046 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanda has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 896.

Chanda covers 346 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chanda falls under Arrah tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chanda is Pawakhali, about 23 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chanda.

Chanda is about 12 km from Bhojpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chanda is in Arrah tehsil of Bhojpur district. Bahādurganj is about 9.0 km away. Arrah is about 12 km away. Bhojpur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deorhi (5.0 km), Karra (6.4 km) and Singhai (8.9 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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