About Chakandara Village

Chakandara is a large village in Chewara tehsil, in the district of Sheikhpura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,027, made up of 1,529 males and 1,498 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 430 hectares hectares.

Chakandara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakandara village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Sheikhpura
Tehsil	Chewara
Area (hectares)	430 hectares
Population	3,027
Male Population	1,529
Female Population	1,498
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	980
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chakandara compares

By the 2011 count Chakandara is the 5th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents. Its 430 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Chakandara

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

Chakandara lies about 7.1 km from Sheikhpura, and the nearest railway station is Eksari Halt, about 4.0 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 Chakandara
Nearest railway station	Eksari Halt	4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chewara	4.2 km
District headquarters	Sheikhpura	7.1 km

Villages closest to Chakandara

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

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Common questions about Chakandara

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakandara village had a population of 3,027. That makes it the 5th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents.

Chakandara village has 1,529 males and 1,498 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakandara has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

Chakandara covers 430 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chakandara falls under Chewara tehsil of Sheikhpura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chakandara is Eksari Halt, about 4.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chakandara.

Chakandara is about 7.1 km from Sheikhpura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakandara is in Chewara tehsil of Sheikhpura district. Eksari Halt is about 4.0 km away. Chewara is about 4.2 km away. Sheikhpura is about 7.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.