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About Chandi Village

Chandi is one of the larger villages in Purnia East tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 14,004, made up of 7,354 males and 6,650 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1024 hectares hectares.

Chandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Purnia East
Area (hectares) 1024 hectares
Population 14,004
Male Population 7,354
Female Population 6,650
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Chandi compares

By the 2011 count Chandi is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents. Its 1024 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Chandi

Chandi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chandi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chandi from other places

Chandi lies about 7.1 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Ranipatra, about under 2 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 Chandi
Nearest railway station Ranipatra under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Purnia East 7.1 km
District headquarters Purnia 7.1 km

Villages closest to Chandi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Purnia East 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 Chandi

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandi village had a population of 14,004. 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 2,190 residents.

Chandi village has 7,354 males and 6,650 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandi has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

Chandi covers 1024 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chandi falls under Purnia East tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chandi is Ranipatra, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chandi.

Chandi is about 7.1 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandi is in Purnia East tehsil of Purnia district. Ranipatra is about under 2 km away. Purnia East is about 7.1 km away. Purnia is about 7.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kathua (1.7 km), Raipur Ranipatra (1.7 km) and Ranipatra (1.8 km).

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

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