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About Chand Kura Village

Chand Kura is a large village in Karai Parsurai tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,420, made up of 1,229 males and 1,191 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 801302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chand Kura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chand Kura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Karai Parsurai
Pincode 801302
Area (hectares) 212 hectares
Population 2,420
Male Population 1,229
Female Population 1,191
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chand Kura compares

By the 2011 count Chand Kura is the 9th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,684 residents. Its 212 hectares work out to about 11 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 925.

Getting to Chand Kura

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

How far is Chand Kura from other places

Chand Kura lies about 19 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Lohanda, about under 2 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 Chand Kura
Nearest railway station Lohanda under 2 km
Nearest town Hilsa 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Karai Parsurai 19 km
District headquarters Nalanda 19 km

Villages closest to Chand Kura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karai Parsurai 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 Chand Kura

As per the Census of India 2011, Chand Kura village had a population of 2,420. That makes it the 9th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,684 residents.

Chand Kura village has 1,229 males and 1,191 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chand Kura has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Chand Kura is 801302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chand Kura covers 212 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chand Kura falls under Karai Parsurai tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chand Kura is Lohanda, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Chand Kura.

Chand Kura is about 19 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chand Kura is in Karai Parsurai tehsil of Nalanda district. Lohanda is about under 2 km away. Hilsa is about 5.0 km away. Karai Parsurai is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Diawan (1.9 km), Karai (2.6 km) and Milik Hunrari (3.2 km).

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

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