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About Chanda Village

Chanda is a mid sized village in Dumraon tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 547, made up of 281 males and 266 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanda village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Buxar
Tehsil Dumraon
Pincode 802133
Area (hectares) 113 hectares
Population 547
Male Population 281
Female Population 266
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chanda compares

By the 2011 count Chanda is the 53rd largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,484 residents. Its 113 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Chanda

Chanda is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chanda as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 9.5 km from Buxar, and the nearest railway station is Baruna, about 1.7 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 Baruna 1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Dumraon 8.5 km
District headquarters Buxar 9.5 km

Villages closest to Chanda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dumraon 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 547. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,484 residents.

Chanda village has 281 males and 266 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanda has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Chanda is 802133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chanda covers 113 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chanda falls under Dumraon tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chanda is Baruna, about 1.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Chanda.

Chanda is about 9.5 km from Buxar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chanda is in Dumraon tehsil of Buxar district. Baruna is about 1.7 km away. Dumraon is about 8.5 km away. Buxar is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Partap Sagar (2.2 km), Chilhari (2.3 km) and Marwatia (2.8 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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