About Chandwa Village

Chandwa is a mid sized village in Koilwar tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,672, made up of 897 males and 775 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802314, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandwa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhojpur
Tehsil	Koilwar
Pincode	802314
Area (hectares)	66 hectares
Population	1,672
Male Population	897
Female Population	775
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	864
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandwa compares

By the 2011 count Chandwa is the 37th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,933 residents. Its 66 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Chandwa

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

How far is Chandwa from other places

Chandwa 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 Chandwa
Nearest town	Bahādurganj	9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Koilwar	12 km
District headquarters	Bhojpur	12 km
Nearest railway station	Pawakhali	23 km

Villages closest to Chandwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandwa village had a population of 1,672. That makes it the 37th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,933 residents.

Chandwa village has 897 males and 775 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandwa has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Chandwa is 802314. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandwa covers 66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chandwa falls under Koilwar tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chandwa 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chandwa.

Chandwa 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.

Chandwa is in Koilwar tehsil of Bhojpur district. Bahādurganj is about 9.0 km away. Koilwar 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.