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About Chandasi Village

Chandasi is one of the larger villages in Noorsarai tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,373, made up of 3,240 males and 3,133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 356 hectares hectares.

Chandasi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandasi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Noorsarai
Area (hectares) 356 hectares
Population 6,373
Male Population 3,240
Female Population 3,133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chandasi compares

By the 2011 count Chandasi is the 6th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,873 residents. Its 356 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Chandasi

Chandasi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chandasi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Chandasi from other places

Chandasi lies about 6.7 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Noorsarai, about 1.9 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 Chandasi
Nearest railway station Noorsarai 1.9 km
District headquarters Nalanda 6.7 km
Nearest town Bihār Sharīf 9.5 km

Villages closest to Chandasi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandasi village had a population of 6,373. That makes it the 6th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,873 residents.

Chandasi village has 3,240 males and 3,133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandasi has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 927.

Chandasi covers 356 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chandasi falls under Noorsarai tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chandasi is Noorsarai, about 1.9 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 km distance for Chandasi.

Chandasi is about 6.7 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandasi is in Noorsarai tehsil of Nalanda district. Noorsarai is about 1.9 km away. Nalanda is about 6.7 km away. Bihār Sharīf is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Chandasi (under 2 km), Andhana (under 2 km) and Muzaffarpur (1.8 km).

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

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