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About Chandarkho Village

Chandarkho is a mid sized village in Dhanwar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,929, made up of 992 males and 937 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825418, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandarkho Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandarkho village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Dhanwar
Pincode 825418
Area (hectares) 162.56 hectares
Population 1,929
Male Population 992
Female Population 937
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandarkho compares

By the 2011 count Chandarkho is the 27th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 959 residents. Its 162.56 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Chandarkho

Chandarkho is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chandarkho as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Chandarkho from other places

Chandarkho lies about 48 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Dhanwar, 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 Chandarkho
Nearest railway station Dhanwar 7.3 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 25 km
District headquarters Giridih 48 km

Villages closest to Chandarkho

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 Chandarkho

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandarkho village had a population of 1,929. That makes it the 27th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 959 residents.

Chandarkho village has 992 males and 937 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandarkho has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Chandarkho is 825418. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandarkho covers 162.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chandarkho falls under Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chandarkho is Dhanwar, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chandarkho.

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

Chandarkho is in Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district. Dhanwar is about 7.3 km away. Barki Saria is about 25 km away. Giridih is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kheto (under 2 km), Kargalikalan (under 2 km) and Sonbad (under 2 km).

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

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