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About Chanrwa Village

Chanrwa is a large village in Ekma tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,507, made up of 1,771 males and 1,736 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130 hectares hectares.

Chanrwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanrwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Ekma
Area (hectares) 130 hectares
Population 3,507
Male Population 1,771
Female Population 1,736
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chanrwa compares

By the 2011 count Chanrwa is the 15th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,353 residents. Its 130 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Chanrwa

Chanrwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chanrwa 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chanrwa from other places

Chanrwa lies about 13 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Chainwa, 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 Chanrwa
Nearest railway station Chainwa under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Ekma 6.4 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 11 km
District headquarters Saran 13 km

Villages closest to Chanrwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanrwa village had a population of 3,507. That makes it the 15th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,353 residents.

Chanrwa village has 1,771 males and 1,736 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanrwa has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

Chanrwa covers 130 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chanrwa falls under Ekma tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chanrwa is Chainwa, about under 2 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 - 10 km distance for Chanrwa.

Chanrwa is about 13 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chanrwa is in Ekma tehsil of Saran district. Chainwa is about under 2 km away. Ekma is about 6.4 km away. Mahārājgani is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Athdila (under 2 km), Bal (under 2 km) and Nawada (1.6 km).

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

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