About Chandan Village

Chandan is a mid sized village in Bemetara tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,495, made up of 767 males and 728 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 643.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491335, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandan village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Durg
Tehsil	Bemetara
Pincode	491335
Area (hectares)	643.58 hectares
Population	1,495
Male Population	767
Female Population	728
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	949
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandan compares

By the 2011 count Chandan is the 32nd largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,007 residents. Its 643.58 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Chandan

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

Chandan lies about 80 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 25 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 Chandan
Tehsil headquarters	Bemetara	18 km
Nearest town	Bemetāra	18 km
Nearest railway station	Hathbandh	25 km
District headquarters	Durg	80 km

Villages closest to Chandan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandan village had a population of 1,495. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,007 residents.

Chandan village has 767 males and 728 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandan has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Chandan is 491335. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandan covers 643.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chandan falls under Bemetara tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chandan is Hathbandh, about 25 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 village for Chandan.

Chandan is about 80 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandan is in Bemetara tehsil of Durg district. Bemetara is about 18 km away. Bemetāra is about 18 km away. Hathbandh is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.