About Chandiman Village

Chandiman is a large village in Silao tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,594, made up of 1,309 males and 1,285 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 270 hectares hectares.

Chandiman Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandiman village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Silao
Area (hectares)	270 hectares
Population	2,594
Male Population	1,309
Female Population	1,285
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	982
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 Chandiman compares

By the 2011 count Chandiman is the 20th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,616 residents. Its 270 hectares work out to about 9.6 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 Chandiman

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

Chandiman lies about 21 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Karahdih, about 7.0 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 Chandiman
Nearest railway station	Karahdih	7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Silao	7.9 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	21 km

Villages closest to Chandiman

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandiman village had a population of 2,594. That makes it the 20th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,616 residents.

Chandiman village has 1,309 males and 1,285 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandiman has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Chandiman covers 270 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chandiman falls under Silao tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chandiman is Karahdih, about 7.0 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 Chandiman.

Chandiman is about 21 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandiman is in Silao tehsil of Nalanda district. Karahdih is about 7.0 km away. Silao is about 7.9 km away. Nalanda is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.