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About Chansi Village

Chansi is a mid sized village in Gurua tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,592, made up of 797 males and 795 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179 hectares hectares.

Chansi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chansi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Gurua
Area (hectares) 179 hectares
Population 1,592
Male Population 797
Female Population 795
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
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 Chansi compares

By the 2011 count Chansi is the 29th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents. Its 179 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Chansi

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

Chansi lies about 30 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Guraru, 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 Chansi
Tehsil headquarters Gurua 5.5 km
Nearest town Sherghāti 6.9 km
Nearest railway station Guraru 21 km
District headquarters Gaya 30 km

Villages closest to Chansi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chansi village had a population of 1,592. That makes it the 29th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents.

Chansi village has 797 males and 795 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chansi has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Chansi covers 179 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chansi falls under Gurua tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chansi is Guraru, about 21 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 Chansi.

Chansi is about 30 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chansi is in Gurua tehsil of Gaya district. Gurua is about 5.5 km away. Sherghāti is about 6.9 km away. Guraru is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dubi (under 2 km), Baida (under 2 km) and Aunradih (under 2 km).

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

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