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About Chanda Village

Chanda is a large village in Marhaura tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,667, made up of 1,423 males and 1,244 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120 hectares hectares.

Chanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanda village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Marhaura
Area (hectares) 120 hectares
Population 2,667
Male Population 1,423
Female Population 1,244
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chanda compares

By the 2011 count Chanda is the 29th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,345 residents. Its 120 hectares work out to about 22 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 980.

Getting to Chanda

The census records public bus service for Chanda as Available within <5 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chanda from other places

Chanda lies about 23 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Tejpurwa Halt, 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 Chanda
Nearest railway station Tejpurwa Halt under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Marhaura 6.1 km
District headquarters Saran 23 km

Villages closest to Chanda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanda village had a population of 2,667. That makes it the 29th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,345 residents.

Chanda village has 1,423 males and 1,244 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanda has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 980.

Chanda covers 120 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chanda falls under Marhaura tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chanda is Tejpurwa Halt, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Chanda is about 23 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chanda is in Marhaura tehsil of Saran district. Tejpurwa Halt is about under 2 km away. Marhaura is about 6.1 km away. Saran is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lerua (under 2 km), Agahra (1.7 km) and Mirzapur (2.0 km).

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

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