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About Chandanpahari Village

Chandanpahari is a mid sized village in Jarmundi tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 579, made up of 323 males and 256 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 793 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandanpahari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandanpahari village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Jarmundi
Pincode 814120
Area (hectares) 54.33 hectares
Population 579
Male Population 323
Female Population 256
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 793
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandanpahari compares

By the 2011 count Chandanpahari is the 57th largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 370 residents. Its 54.33 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Chandanpahari

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

Chandanpahari lies about 38 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Dhanpatdih, about 3.9 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 Chandanpahari
Nearest railway station Dhanpatdih 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Jarmundi 16 km
Nearest town Deoghar 23 km
District headquarters Dumka 38 km

Villages closest to Chandanpahari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandanpahari village had a population of 579. That makes it the 57th largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 370 residents.

Chandanpahari village has 323 males and 256 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandanpahari has about 793 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Chandanpahari is 814120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandanpahari covers 54.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chandanpahari falls under Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chandanpahari is Dhanpatdih, about 3.9 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 10+ km distance for Chandanpahari.

Chandanpahari is about 38 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandanpahari is in Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district. Dhanpatdih is about 3.9 km away. Jarmundi is about 16 km away. Deoghar is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chadna (under 2 km), Chandanpura (under 2 km) and Chandna (under 2 km).

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

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