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About Chanda Bara Village

Chanda Bara is a mid sized village in Meskaur tehsil, in the district of Nawada, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 941, made up of 475 males and 466 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 805122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chanda Bara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanda Bara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nawada
Tehsil Meskaur
Pincode 805122
Area (hectares) 166 hectares
Population 941
Male Population 475
Female Population 466
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chanda Bara compares

By the 2011 count Chanda Bara is the 38th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents. Its 166 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Chanda Bara

Chanda Bara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chanda Bara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chanda Bara from other places

Chanda Bara lies about 24 km from Nawada, and the nearest railway station is Narhat Halt, about 6.1 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 Chanda Bara
Nearest railway station Narhat Halt 6.1 km
Nearest town Hisua 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Meskaur 24 km
District headquarters Nawada 24 km

Villages closest to Chanda Bara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Meskaur 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 Chanda Bara

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanda Bara village had a population of 941. That makes it the 38th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents.

Chanda Bara village has 475 males and 466 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanda Bara has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Chanda Bara is 805122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chanda Bara covers 166 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chanda Bara falls under Meskaur tehsil of Nawada district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chanda Bara is Narhat Halt, about 6.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Chanda Bara.

Chanda Bara is about 24 km from Nawada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chanda Bara is in Meskaur tehsil of Nawada district. Narhat Halt is about 6.1 km away. Hisua is about 11 km away. Meskaur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ganga Bara (under 2 km), Shekhabara (under 2 km) and Nadgarh (1.7 km).

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

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