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About Chandi Village

Chandi is a mid sized village in Karakat tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,337, made up of 719 males and 618 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82 hectares hectares.

Chandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Karakat
Area (hectares) 82 hectares
Population 1,337
Male Population 719
Female Population 618
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 860
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandi compares

By the 2011 count Chandi is the 60th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,623 residents. Its 82 hectares work out to about 16 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 927.

Getting to Chandi

Chandi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chandi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Chandi from other places

Chandi lies about 72 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Bikramganj, about 8.9 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
Tehsil headquarters Karakat 5.2 km
Nearest railway station Bikramganj 8.9 km
District headquarters Rohtas 72 km

Villages closest to Chandi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karakat 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 1,337. That makes it the 60th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,623 residents.

Chandi village has 719 males and 618 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandi has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

Chandi covers 82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chandi falls under Karakat tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chandi is Bikramganj, about 8.9 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chandi.

Chandi is about 72 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandi is in Karakat tehsil of Rohtas district. Karakat is about 5.2 km away. Bikramganj is about 8.9 km away. Rohtas is about 72 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gera (under 2 km), Kishundasdih (under 2 km) and Kirhi (under 2 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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