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About Chanchalia Village

Chanchalia is a large village in Taraiya tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,097, made up of 1,639 males and 1,458 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 335 hectares hectares.

Chanchalia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanchalia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Taraiya
Area (hectares) 335 hectares
Population 3,097
Male Population 1,639
Female Population 1,458
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chanchalia compares

By the 2011 count Chanchalia is the 13th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,987 residents. Its 335 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Chanchalia

Chanchalia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chanchalia 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chanchalia from other places

Chanchalia lies about 30 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Sham Kauria, about 8.6 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 Chanchalia
Tehsil headquarters Taraiya 3.9 km
Nearest railway station Sham Kauria 8.6 km
Nearest town Marhaura 10 km
District headquarters Saran 30 km

Villages closest to Chanchalia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanchalia village had a population of 3,097. That makes it the 13th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,987 residents.

Chanchalia village has 1,639 males and 1,458 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanchalia has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Chanchalia covers 335 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chanchalia falls under Taraiya tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chanchalia is Sham Kauria, about 8.6 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chanchalia.

Chanchalia is about 30 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chanchalia is in Taraiya tehsil of Saran district. Taraiya is about 3.9 km away. Sham Kauria is about 8.6 km away. Marhaura is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajdhani (under 2 km), Shankardih (under 2 km) and Chak Dumri (under 2 km).

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

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