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About Chando Village

Chando is a mid sized village in Barachatti tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 904, made up of 455 males and 449 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 692 hectares hectares.

Chando Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chando village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Barachatti
Area (hectares) 692 hectares
Population 904
Male Population 455
Female Population 449
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
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 Chando compares

By the 2011 count Chando is the 58th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents. Its 692 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Chando

Chando is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chando 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 Chando from other places

Chando lies about 38 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Paharpur, about 30 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 Chando
Tehsil headquarters Barachatti 5.7 km
Nearest town Bagaha 11 km
Nearest railway station Paharpur 30 km
District headquarters Gaya 38 km

Villages closest to Chando

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chando village had a population of 904. That makes it the 58th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents.

Chando village has 455 males and 449 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chando has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

Chando covers 692 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chando falls under Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chando is Paharpur, about 30 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 Chando.

Chando is about 38 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chando is in Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district. Barachatti is about 5.7 km away. Bagaha is about 11 km away. Paharpur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chordaha (2.1 km), Tilaiya Khurd (3.0 km) and Tilaiya Kalan (3.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Chando today is likely to be higher.

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