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About Chandwar Village

Chandwar is a mid sized village in Hazaribag tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 840, made up of 433 males and 407 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 263 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandwar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Hazaribag
Pincode 825301
Area (hectares) 263 hectares
Population 840
Male Population 433
Female Population 407
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
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 Chandwar compares

By the 2011 count Chandwar is the 48th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,510 residents. Its 263 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Chandwar

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

Chandwar lies about 10 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Charhi, about 11 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 Chandwar
Tehsil headquarters Hazaribag 10 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 10 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 10 km
Nearest railway station Charhi 11 km

Villages closest to Chandwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandwar village had a population of 840. That makes it the 48th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,510 residents.

Chandwar village has 433 males and 407 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandwar has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Chandwar is 825301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandwar covers 263 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chandwar falls under Hazaribag tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chandwar is Charhi, about 11 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 Chandwar.

Chandwar is about 10 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandwar is in Hazaribag tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Hazaribag is about 10 km away. Hazaribagh is about 10 km away. Hazāribāgh is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahoranpur (under 2 km), Rewar (1.5 km) and Marheta (1.5 km).

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

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