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About Chandel Village

Chandel is a large village in Baisa tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,226, made up of 1,164 males and 1,062 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 207 hectares hectares.

Chandel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandel village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisa
Area (hectares) 207 hectares
Population 2,226
Male Population 1,164
Female Population 1,062
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chandel compares

By the 2011 count Chandel is the 30th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents. Its 207 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Chandel

Chandel is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chandel 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chandel from other places

Chandel lies about 45 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Kanki, about 7.5 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 Chandel
Nearest railway station Kanki 7.5 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Baisa 24 km
District headquarters Purnia 45 km

Villages closest to Chandel

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandel village had a population of 2,226. That makes it the 30th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents.

Chandel village has 1,164 males and 1,062 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandel has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

Chandel covers 207 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chandel falls under Baisa tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chandel is Kanki, about 7.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 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 Chandel.

Chandel is about 45 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandel is in Baisa tehsil of Purnia district. Kanki is about 7.5 km away. Kishanganj is about 16 km away. Baisa 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 Handia Khal (under 2 km), Kanhaur (under 2 km) and Palankaf (under 2 km).

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

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