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About Chandaraha Village

Chandaraha is one of the larger villages in Bagaha tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,035, made up of 3,706 males and 3,329 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 654 hectares hectares.

Chandaraha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandaraha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Bagaha
Area (hectares) 654 hectares
Population 7,035
Male Population 3,706
Female Population 3,329
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandaraha compares

By the 2011 count Chandaraha is the 6th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,334 residents. Its 654 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Chandaraha

Chandaraha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chandaraha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Chandaraha from other places

Chandaraha lies about 17 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Bhairoganj, about 21 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 Chandaraha
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 17 km
Nearest railway station Bhairoganj 21 km
Nearest town Rāmnagar 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Bagaha 24 km

Villages closest to Chandaraha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandaraha village had a population of 7,035. That makes it the 6th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,334 residents.

Chandaraha village has 3,706 males and 3,329 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandaraha has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 907.

Chandaraha covers 654 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chandaraha falls under Bagaha tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chandaraha is Bhairoganj, about 21 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chandaraha.

Chandaraha is about 17 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandaraha is in Bagaha tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Pashchim Champaran is about 17 km away. Bhairoganj is about 21 km away. Rāmnagar is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rupaulia (under 2 km), Tola Purbari (under 2 km) and Tola Garibsahi (under 2 km).

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

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