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About Chandalmara Village

Chandalmara is a mid sized village in Maheshpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,559, made up of 794 males and 765 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 322 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandalmara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandalmara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Maheshpur
Pincode 814111
Area (hectares) 322 hectares
Population 1,559
Male Population 794
Female Population 765
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
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 Chandalmara compares

By the 2011 count Chandalmara is the 25th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 322 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Chandalmara

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

Chandalmara lies about 23 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Banshlai Bridge, about 18 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 Chandalmara
Tehsil headquarters Maheshpur 7.9 km
Nearest railway station Banshlai Bridge 18 km
District headquarters Pakur 23 km

Villages closest to Chandalmara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandalmara village had a population of 1,559. That makes it the 25th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Chandalmara village has 794 males and 765 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandalmara has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Chandalmara is 814111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandalmara covers 322 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chandalmara falls under Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chandalmara is Banshlai Bridge, about 18 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 Chandalmara.

Chandalmara is about 23 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandalmara is in Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district. Maheshpur is about 7.9 km away. Banshlai Bridge is about 18 km away. Pakur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghatchora (under 2 km), Nurgitola (1.6 km) and Rolagram (1.8 km).

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

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