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About Chandanpur Village

Chandanpur is a small village in Lawalaung tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6, made up of 5 males and 1 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 200 females per 1000 males. The village covers 230 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandanpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Lawalaung
Pincode 825404
Area (hectares) 230 hectares
Population 6
Male Population 5
Female Population 1
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 200
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandanpur compares

By the 2011 count Chandanpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 522 residents. Its 230 hectares work out to about 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Chandanpur

Chandanpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chandanpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Chandanpur from other places

Chandanpur lies about 13 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Shivpur, about 26 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 Chandanpur
Tehsil headquarters Lawalaung 13 km
District headquarters Chatra 13 km
Nearest town Chatrā 13 km
Nearest railway station Shivpur 26 km

Villages closest to Chandanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandanpur village had a population of 6. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 522 residents.

Chandanpur village has 5 males and 1 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandanpur has about 200 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Chandanpur is 825404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandanpur covers 230 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chandanpur falls under Lawalaung tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chandanpur is Shivpur, about 26 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 km distance for Chandanpur.

Chandanpur is about 13 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandanpur is in Lawalaung tehsil of Chatra district. Lawalaung is about 13 km away. Chatra is about 13 km away. Chatrā is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karma (under 2 km), Chatar (under 2 km) and Shivrajpur (1.7 km).

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

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