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About Chandna Village

Chandna is a mid sized village in Sundarpahari tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,491, made up of 735 males and 756 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 657 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814156, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandna village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Sundarpahari
Pincode 814156
Area (hectares) 657 hectares
Population 1,491
Male Population 735
Female Population 756
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
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 Chandna compares

By the 2011 count Chandna is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 300 residents. Its 657 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Chandna

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

Chandna lies about 22 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Poreyahat, about 20 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 Chandna
Nearest railway station Poreyahat 20 km
District headquarters Godda 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Sundarpahari 27 km

Villages closest to Chandna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandna village had a population of 1,491. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 300 residents.

Chandna village has 735 males and 756 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandna has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Chandna is 814156. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandna covers 657 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chandna falls under Sundarpahari tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chandna is Poreyahat, about 20 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 Chandna.

Chandna is about 22 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandna is in Sundarpahari tehsil of Godda district. Poreyahat is about 20 km away. Godda is about 22 km away. Sundarpahari is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sagar (1.8 km), Ghorabali (2.4 km) and Chhota Sindari (2.4 km).

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

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