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About Chandio Village

Chandio is a small village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 417, made up of 207 males and 210 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 208.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandio Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandio village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Bengabad
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 208.43 hectares
Population 417
Male Population 207
Female Population 210
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
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 Chandio compares

By the 2011 count Chandio is the 122nd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 208.43 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Chandio

Chandio is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chandio 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 Chandio from other places

Chandio lies about 15 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Maheshmunda Junction, about 7.3 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 Chandio
Tehsil headquarters Bengabad 2.9 km
Nearest railway station Maheshmunda Junction 7.3 km
District headquarters Giridih 15 km

Villages closest to Chandio

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandio village had a population of 417. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Chandio village has 207 males and 210 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandio has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Chandio is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandio covers 208.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chandio falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chandio is Maheshmunda Junction, about 7.3 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 Chandio.

Chandio is about 15 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandio is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. Bengabad is about 2.9 km away. Maheshmunda Junction is about 7.3 km away. Giridih is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gujrudih (under 2 km), Gahirjor (under 2 km) and Pipratol (1.6 km).

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

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