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About Bakhar Chandiha Village

Bakhar Chandiha is one of the larger villages in Purnahiya tehsil, in the district of Sheohar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,938, made up of 4,714 males and 4,224 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 520.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakhar Chandiha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakhar Chandiha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Sheohar
Tehsil Purnahiya
Pincode 843334
Area (hectares) 520.8 hectares
Population 8,938
Male Population 4,714
Female Population 4,224
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bakhar Chandiha compares

By the 2011 count Bakhar Chandiha is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,536 residents. Its 520.8 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Bakhar Chandiha

Bakhar Chandiha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bakhar Chandiha as Available within 10+ 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 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Adauri, Asogi Chhapra Dhani, Asopur and Bairia. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Bakhar Chandiha

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakhar Chandiha village had a population of 8,938. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,536 residents.

Bakhar Chandiha village has 4,714 males and 4,224 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakhar Chandiha has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Bakhar Chandiha is 843334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakhar Chandiha covers 520.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bakhar Chandiha falls under Purnahiya tehsil of Sheohar district in Bihar.

The census record for Bakhar Chandiha notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bakhar Chandiha.

Bakhar Chandiha is in Purnahiya tehsil of Sheohar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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