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About Chandargaon Village

Chandargaon is a small village in Amour tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 220, made up of 124 males and 96 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 774 females per 1000 males. The village covers 7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854327, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandargaon village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Amour
Pincode 854327
Area (hectares) 7 hectares
Population 220
Male Population 124
Female Population 96
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 774
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chandargaon compares

By the 2011 count Chandargaon is the 135th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 7 hectares work out to about 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Chandargaon

The census records public bus service for Chandargaon as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chandargaon from other places

Chandargaon lies about 32 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Dalkhola, 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 Chandargaon
Nearest railway station Dalkhola 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Amour 10 km
Nearest town Kasba 23 km
District headquarters Purnia 32 km

Villages closest to Chandargaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandargaon village had a population of 220. That makes it the 135th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Chandargaon village has 124 males and 96 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandargaon has about 774 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Chandargaon is 854327. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandargaon covers 7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chandargaon falls under Amour tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chandargaon is Dalkhola, about 7.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chandargaon.

Chandargaon is about 32 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandargaon is in Amour tehsil of Purnia district. Dalkhola is about 7.0 km away. Amour is about 10 km away. Kasba is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baraili (2.3 km), Mahesh Bathna (5.2 km) and Fakirtoli (5.2 km).

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

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