About Chandi Village

Chandi is one of the larger villages in Koilwar tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,953, made up of 3,092 males and 2,861 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 347 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandi village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhojpur
Tehsil	Koilwar
Pincode	802161
Area (hectares)	347 hectares
Population	5,953
Male Population	3,092
Female Population	2,861
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	925
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chandi compares

By the 2011 count Chandi is the 7th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,933 residents. Its 347 hectares work out to about 17 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 903.

Getting to Chandi

Chandi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chandi 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chandi from other places

Chandi lies about 13 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Araria Court, about 21 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 Chandi
Tehsil headquarters	Koilwar	13 km
District headquarters	Bhojpur	13 km
Nearest town	Arāria	14 km
Nearest railway station	Araria Court	21 km

Villages closest to Chandi

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 Chandi

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandi village had a population of 5,953. That makes it the 7th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,933 residents.

Chandi village has 3,092 males and 2,861 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandi has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Chandi is 802161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandi covers 347 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chandi falls under Koilwar tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chandi is Araria Court, about 21 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chandi.

Chandi is about 13 km from Bhojpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandi is in Koilwar tehsil of Bhojpur district. Koilwar is about 13 km away. Bhojpur is about 13 km away. Arāria is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.