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About Chandni Village

Chandni is a small village in Bikram tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 345, made up of 188 males and 157 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 835 females per 1000 males. The village covers 143 hectares hectares.

Chandni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandni village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Bikram
Area (hectares) 143 hectares
Population 345
Male Population 188
Female Population 157
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 835
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandni compares

By the 2011 count Chandni is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,283 residents. Its 143 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Chandni

Chandni is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chandni 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 Chandni from other places

Chandni lies about 39 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Pali, about 18 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 Chandni
Tehsil headquarters Bikram 7.5 km
Nearest railway station Pali 18 km
District headquarters Patna 39 km

Villages closest to Chandni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandni village had a population of 345. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,283 residents.

Chandni village has 188 males and 157 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandni has about 835 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

Chandni covers 143 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chandni falls under Bikram tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chandni is Pali, about 18 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 Chandni.

Chandni is about 39 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandni is in Bikram tehsil of Patna district. Bikram is about 7.5 km away. Pali is about 18 km away. Patna is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Habaspur (under 2 km), Barda (1.7 km) and Bara (2.4 km).

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

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