About Bara Chandna Village

Bara Chandna is a mid sized village in Masalia tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 506, made up of 270 males and 236 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Chandna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Chandna village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Masalia
Pincode	814146
Area (hectares)	79.28 hectares
Population	506
Male Population	270
Female Population	236
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	874
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara Chandna compares

By the 2011 count Bara Chandna is the 79th largest of the 265 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 434 residents. Its 79.28 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Bara Chandna

Bara Chandna is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bara Chandna as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Bara Chandna from other places

Bara Chandna lies about 14 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Barapalasi, about under 2 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 Bara Chandna
Nearest railway station	Barapalasi	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Masalia	14 km
District headquarters	Dumka	14 km

Villages closest to Bara Chandna

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

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Common questions about Bara Chandna

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Chandna village had a population of 506. That makes it the 79th largest of the 265 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 434 residents.

Bara Chandna village has 270 males and 236 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Chandna has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Bara Chandna is 814146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Chandna covers 79.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bara Chandna falls under Masalia tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bara Chandna is Barapalasi, about under 2 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 10+ km distance for Bara Chandna.

Bara Chandna is about 14 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Chandna is in Masalia tehsil of Dumka district. Barapalasi is about under 2 km away. Masalia is about 14 km away. Dumka is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.