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About Chandni Village

Chandni is a large village in Kharaundhi tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,950, made up of 2,592 males and 2,358 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 715 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandni village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Kharaundhi
Pincode 822112
Area (hectares) 715 hectares
Population 4,950
Male Population 2,592
Female Population 2,358
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandni compares

By the 2011 count Chandni is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,574 residents. Its 715 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Chandni

Chandni is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chandni as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Chandni from other places

Chandni lies about 48 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Nagar Untari, about 18 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 Chandni
Tehsil headquarters Kharaundhi under 2 km
Nearest railway station Nagar Untari 18 km
Nearest town Obra 46 km
District headquarters Garhwa 48 km

Villages closest to Chandni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandni village had a population of 4,950. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,574 residents.

Chandni village has 2,592 males and 2,358 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandni has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Chandni is 822112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandni covers 715 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chandni falls under Kharaundhi tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chandni is Nagar Untari, about 18 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 village for Chandni.

Chandni is about 48 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandni is in Kharaundhi tehsil of Garhwa district. Kharaundhi is about under 2 km away. Nagar Untari is about 18 km away. Obra is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharaundhi (under 2 km), Sisri (2.9 km) and Baitra (3.0 km).

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

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