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About Chandaura Village

Chandaura is a large village in Rahui tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,483, made up of 1,243 males and 1,240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 306 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandaura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Rahui
Pincode 803114
Area (hectares) 306 hectares
Population 2,483
Male Population 1,243
Female Population 1,240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Chandaura compares

By the 2011 count Chandaura is the 22nd largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,391 residents. Its 306 hectares work out to about 8.1 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 958.

Getting to Chandaura

The census records public bus service for Chandaura 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chandaura from other places

Chandaura lies about 15 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Wena, about 2.7 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 Chandaura
Nearest railway station Wena 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Rahui 3.8 km
Nearest town Bihār Sharīf 11 km
District headquarters Nalanda 15 km

Villages closest to Chandaura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandaura village had a population of 2,483. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,391 residents.

Chandaura village has 1,243 males and 1,240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandaura has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Chandaura is 803114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandaura covers 306 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chandaura falls under Rahui tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chandaura is Wena, about 2.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chandaura.

Chandaura is about 15 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandaura is in Rahui tehsil of Nalanda district. Wena is about 2.7 km away. Rahui is about 3.8 km away. Bihār Sharīf is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhamauli (under 2 km), Uphraul (under 2 km) and Supasang (1.9 km).

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

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