About Chanda Village

Chanda is a large village in Koilwar tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,804, made up of 1,527 males and 1,277 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 836 females per 1000 males. The village covers 191 hectares hectares.

Chanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanda village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhojpur
Tehsil	Koilwar
Area (hectares)	191 hectares
Population	2,804
Male Population	1,527
Female Population	1,277
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	836
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chanda compares

By the 2011 count Chanda is the 23rd largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,933 residents. Its 191 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 903.

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 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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	Koilwar	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 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 Chanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanda village had a population of 2,804. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,933 residents.

Chanda village has 1,527 males and 1,277 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanda has about 836 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 903.

Chanda covers 191 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chanda falls under Koilwar 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village 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 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.