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About Chanduar Village

Chanduar is one of the larger villages in Baisa tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,461, made up of 3,326 males and 3,135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 342 hectares hectares.

Chanduar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanduar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisa
Area (hectares) 342 hectares
Population 6,461
Male Population 3,326
Female Population 3,135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
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 Chanduar compares

By the 2011 count Chanduar is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents. Its 342 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Chanduar

Chanduar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chanduar 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 Chanduar from other places

Chanduar lies about 50 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Hatwar, about 8.0 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 Chanduar
Nearest railway station Hatwar 8.0 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Baisa 19 km
District headquarters Purnia 50 km

Villages closest to Chanduar

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 Chanduar

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanduar village had a population of 6,461. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents.

Chanduar village has 3,326 males and 3,135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanduar has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Chanduar covers 342 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chanduar falls under Baisa tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chanduar is Hatwar, about 8.0 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 Chanduar.

Chanduar is about 50 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chanduar is in Baisa tehsil of Purnia district. Hatwar is about 8.0 km away. Kishanganj is about 12 km away. Baisa is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nehuri (under 2 km), Haria Khal (1.5 km) and Pipaltora (1.7 km).

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

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