About Chanda Village

Chanda is a large village in Athmalgola tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,267, made up of 2,281 males and 1,986 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 320 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanda village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Patna
Tehsil	Athmalgola
Pincode	803212
Area (hectares)	320 hectares
Population	4,267
Male Population	2,281
Female Population	1,986
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	871
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chanda compares

By the 2011 count Chanda is the 8th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 4,135 residents. Its 320 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Chanda

Chanda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chanda 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chanda from other places

Chanda lies about 46 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Karnauti Halt, about 2.1 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
Nearest railway station	Karnauti Halt	2.1 km
Nearest town	Bakhtiarpur	3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Athmalgola	4.6 km
District headquarters	Patna	46 km

Villages closest to Chanda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanda village had a population of 4,267. That makes it the 8th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,135 residents.

Chanda village has 2,281 males and 1,986 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanda has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Chanda is 803212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chanda covers 320 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chanda falls under Athmalgola tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chanda is Karnauti Halt, about 2.1 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chanda.

Chanda is about 46 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chanda is in Athmalgola tehsil of Patna district. Karnauti Halt is about 2.1 km away. Bakhtiarpur is about 3.8 km away. Athmalgola is about 4.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.