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About Chandpura Village

Chandpura is a mid sized village in Taraiya tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,455, made up of 744 males and 711 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88 hectares hectares.

Chandpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandpura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Taraiya
Area (hectares) 88 hectares
Population 1,455
Male Population 744
Female Population 711
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandpura compares

By the 2011 count Chandpura is the 37th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,987 residents. Its 88 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Chandpura

Chandpura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chandpura as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Chandpura from other places

Chandpura lies about 29 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Gunrajpur Dhama Halt, about 9.6 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 Chandpura
Tehsil headquarters Taraiya 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Gunrajpur Dhama Halt 9.6 km
Nearest town Marhaura 15 km
District headquarters Saran 29 km

Villages closest to Chandpura

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 Chandpura

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandpura village had a population of 1,455. That makes it the 37th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,987 residents.

Chandpura village has 744 males and 711 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandpura has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

Chandpura covers 88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chandpura falls under Taraiya tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chandpura is Gunrajpur Dhama Halt, about 9.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chandpura.

Chandpura is about 29 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandpura is in Taraiya tehsil of Saran district. Taraiya is about 4.4 km away. Gunrajpur Dhama Halt is about 9.6 km away. Marhaura is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Makundpur (under 2 km), Shampur (1.7 km) and Sanpatia (1.9 km).

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

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