About Chandhar Village

Chandhar is a large village in Kadwa tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,629, made up of 1,923 males and 1,706 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 183 hectares hectares.

Chandhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandhar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Kadwa
Area (hectares)	183 hectares
Population	3,629
Male Population	1,923
Female Population	1,706
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	887
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chandhar compares

By the 2011 count Chandhar is the 24th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents. Its 183 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Chandhar

Chandhar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chandhar as Available within 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chandhar from other places

Chandhar lies about 100 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Narpatganj, about 3.5 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 Chandhar
Nearest railway station	Narpatganj	3.5 km
Nearest town	Jogbani	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kadwa	32 km
District headquarters	Katihar	100 km

Villages closest to Chandhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandhar village had a population of 3,629. That makes it the 24th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents.

Chandhar village has 1,923 males and 1,706 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandhar has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

Chandhar covers 183 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chandhar falls under Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chandhar is Narpatganj, about 3.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chandhar.

Chandhar is about 100 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandhar is in Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district. Narpatganj is about 3.5 km away. Jogbani is about 13 km away. Kadwa is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.