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About Chandan Village

Chandan is a mid sized village in Kasdol tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,714, made up of 879 males and 835 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 414.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 492112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandan village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Kasdol
Pincode 492112
Area (hectares) 414.92 hectares
Population 1,714
Male Population 879
Female Population 835
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
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 28th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 414.92 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1024.

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 105 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Bagbahra, about 46 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 Kasdol 33 km
Nearest town Saraipali 40 km
Nearest railway station Bagbahra 46 km
District headquarters Raipur 105 km

Villages closest to Chandan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandan village had a population of 1,714. That makes it the 28th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Chandan village has 879 males and 835 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandan has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1024.

The pincode recorded for Chandan is 492112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandan covers 414.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chandan falls under Kasdol tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chandan is Bagbahra, about 46 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 105 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandan is in Kasdol tehsil of Raipur district. Kasdol is about 33 km away. Saraipali is about 40 km away. Bagbahra is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Golajhar (1.5 km), Sukhari (2.1 km) and Amruwa (2.7 km).

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

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