About Chandwa Village

Chandwa is a large village in Korha tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,683, made up of 1,949 males and 1,734 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 573.9 hectares hectares.

Chandwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandwa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Korha
Area (hectares)	573.9 hectares
Population	3,683
Male Population	1,949
Female Population	1,734
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	890
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chandwa compares

By the 2011 count Chandwa is the 27th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,872 residents. Its 573.9 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Chandwa

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

How far is Chandwa from other places

Chandwa lies about 14 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Rautara, about 3.7 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 Chandwa
Nearest railway station	Rautara	3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Korha	14 km
District headquarters	Katihar	14 km

Villages closest to Chandwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandwa village had a population of 3,683. That makes it the 27th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,872 residents.

Chandwa village has 1,949 males and 1,734 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandwa has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

Chandwa covers 573.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chandwa falls under Korha tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chandwa is Rautara, about 3.7 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chandwa.

Chandwa is about 14 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandwa is in Korha tehsil of Katihar district. Rautara is about 3.7 km away. Korha is about 14 km away. Katihar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.