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About Chandania Village

Chandania is a small village in Dhanwar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 377, made up of 190 males and 187 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandania Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandania village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Dhanwar
Pincode 825412
Area (hectares) 31 hectares
Population 377
Male Population 190
Female Population 187
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandania compares

By the 2011 count Chandania is the 191st largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 959 residents. Its 31 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Chandania

Chandania is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chandania as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Chandania from other places

Chandania lies about 42 km from Giridih. 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 Chandania
Tehsil headquarters Dhanwar 2.9 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 25 km
District headquarters Giridih 42 km

Villages closest to Chandania

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandania village had a population of 377. That makes it the 191st largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 959 residents.

Chandania village has 190 males and 187 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandania has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Chandania is 825412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandania covers 31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chandania falls under Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Chandania notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chandania.

Chandania is about 42 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandania is in Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district. Dhanwar is about 2.9 km away. Barki Saria is about 25 km away. Giridih is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dulho (under 2 km), Gangapur (under 2 km) and Barjo (under 2 km).

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

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