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About Chhandaji Village

Chhandaji is a mid sized village in Bandipora tehsil, in the district of Bandipore, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 510, made up of 256 males and 254 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhandaji Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhandaji village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Bandipore
Tehsil Bandipora
Pincode 193502
Area (hectares) 46.5 hectares
Population 510
Male Population 256
Female Population 254
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhandaji compares

By the 2011 count Chhandaji is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,431 residents. Its 46.5 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Chhandaji

Chhandaji is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chhandaji as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Chhandaji from other places

Chhandaji lies about 20 km from Bandipore, and the nearest railway station is Sopur, about 33 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 Chhandaji
Tehsil headquarters Bandipora 20 km
District headquarters Bandipore 20 km
Nearest town Bandipura 20 km
Nearest railway station Sopur 33 km

Villages closest to Chhandaji

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhandaji village had a population of 510. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,431 residents.

Chhandaji village has 256 males and 254 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhandaji has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Chhandaji is 193502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhandaji covers 46.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chhandaji falls under Bandipora tehsil of Bandipore district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Chhandaji is Sopur, about 33 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chhandaji.

Chhandaji is about 20 km from Bandipore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhandaji is in Bandipora tehsil of Bandipore district. Bandipora is about 20 km away. Bandipore is about 20 km away. Bandipura is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gund Dachhana (under 2 km), Rangin Pora (1.5 km) and Forest Block (2.2 km).

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

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