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About Chandagaon Village

Chandagaon is a mid sized village in Farasgaon tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 884, made up of 436 males and 448 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 629.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandagaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandagaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Farasgaon
Pincode 494226
Area (hectares) 629.67 hectares
Population 884
Male Population 436
Female Population 448
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandagaon compares

By the 2011 count Chandagaon is the 37th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 898 residents. Its 629.67 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1039.

Getting to Chandagaon

Chandagaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chandagaon as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Chandagaon from other places

Chandagaon lies about 72 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 66 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 Chandagaon
Tehsil headquarters Farasgaon 8.0 km
Nearest town Kondagaon 24 km
Nearest railway station Antagarh 66 km
District headquarters Bastar 72 km

Villages closest to Chandagaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandagaon village had a population of 884. That makes it the 37th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 898 residents.

Chandagaon village has 436 males and 448 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandagaon has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1039.

The pincode recorded for Chandagaon is 494226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandagaon covers 629.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chandagaon falls under Farasgaon tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chandagaon is Antagarh, about 66 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 and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chandagaon.

Chandagaon is about 72 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandagaon is in Farasgaon tehsil of Bastar district. Farasgaon is about 8.0 km away. Kondagaon is about 24 km away. Antagarh is about 66 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaniyagaon (under 2 km), Chandabelgaon (2.0 km) and Mohlai (3.1 km).

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

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