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About Chandanpura Village

Chandanpura is a mid sized village in Islampur tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 870, made up of 479 males and 391 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 816 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125 hectares hectares.

Chandanpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandanpura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Islampur
Area (hectares) 125 hectares
Population 870
Male Population 479
Female Population 391
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 816
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 Chandanpura compares

By the 2011 count Chandanpura is the 71st largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents. Its 125 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Chandanpura

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

Chandanpura lies about 18 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Islampur, about 5.9 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 Chandanpura
Nearest railway station Islampur 5.9 km
Nearest town Islāmpur 7.1 km
District headquarters Nalanda 18 km

Villages closest to Chandanpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandanpura village had a population of 870. That makes it the 71st largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents.

Chandanpura village has 479 males and 391 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandanpura has about 816 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 916.

Chandanpura covers 125 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chandanpura falls under Islampur tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chandanpura is Islampur, about 5.9 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 Chandanpura.

Chandanpura is about 18 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandanpura is in Islampur tehsil of Nalanda district. Islampur is about 5.9 km away. Islāmpur is about 7.1 km away. Nalanda is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pachloa (under 2 km), Akbarpur (under 2 km) and Merhi (under 2 km).

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

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