About Chanda Village

Chanda is a mid sized village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,803, made up of 979 males and 824 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 842 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151 hectares hectares.

Chanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanda village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhojpur
Tehsil	Shahpur
Area (hectares)	151 hectares
Population	1,803
Male Population	979
Female Population	824
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	842
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 38th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,302 residents. Its 151 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 896.

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 95 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Supaul, about 10 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 railway station	Supaul	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shahpur	28 km
District headquarters	Bhojpur	95 km

Villages closest to Chanda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahpur 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 1,803. That makes it the 38th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,302 residents.

Chanda village has 979 males and 824 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanda has about 842 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 896.

Chanda covers 151 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chanda falls under Shahpur tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chanda is Supaul, about 10 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 95 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 Shahpur tehsil of Bhojpur district. Supaul is about 10 km away. Shahpur is about 28 km away. Bhojpur is about 95 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.