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About Chandel Village

Chandel is a mid sized village in Pernem tehsil, in the district of North Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,152, made up of 590 males and 562 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 603.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403512, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandel village
Description Value
State Goa
District North Goa
Tehsil Pernem
Pincode 403512
Area (hectares) 603.97 hectares
Population 1,152
Male Population 590
Female Population 562
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandel compares

By the 2011 count Chandel is the 15th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents. Its 603.97 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Chandel

Chandel is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chandel 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chandel from other places

Chandel lies about 22 km from North Goa, and the nearest railway station is Pernem, about 8.7 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 Chandel
Nearest railway station Pernem 8.7 km
Nearest town Mapusa 18 km
District headquarters North Goa 22 km

Villages closest to Chandel

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandel village had a population of 1,152. That makes it the 15th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents.

Chandel village has 590 males and 562 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandel has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Chandel is 403512. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandel covers 603.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chandel falls under Pernem tehsil of North Goa district in Goa.

The nearest railway station to Chandel is Pernem, about 8.7 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 within village and private bus service as Available within village for Chandel.

Chandel is about 22 km from North Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandel is in Pernem tehsil of North Goa district. Pernem is about 8.7 km away. Mapusa is about 18 km away. North Goa is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Cansarvornem (2.3 km), Alorna (4.1 km) and Ozorim (4.7 km).

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

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