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About Chandna Village

Chandna is a mid sized village in Pakuria tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 971, made up of 496 males and 475 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 309 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandna village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Pakuria
Pincode 816117
Area (hectares) 309 hectares
Population 971
Male Population 496
Female Population 475
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
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 Chandna compares

By the 2011 count Chandna is the 36th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 742 residents. Its 309 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 1017.

Getting to Chandna

Chandna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chandna 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 Chandna from other places

Chandna lies about 32 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Chatra, about 12 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
Tehsil headquarters Pakuria 8.3 km
Nearest railway station Chatra 12 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 13 km
District headquarters Pakur 32 km

Villages closest to Chandna

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pakuria 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 971. That makes it the 36th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 742 residents.

Chandna village has 496 males and 475 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandna has about 958 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 1017.

The pincode recorded for Chandna is 816117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandna covers 309 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chandna falls under Pakuria tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chandna is Chatra, about 12 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 - 10 km distance for Chandna.

Chandna is about 32 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandna is in Pakuria tehsil of Pakur district. Pakuria is about 8.3 km away. Chatra is about 12 km away. Nalhāti is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salpani (under 2 km), Karmanala (1.7 km) and Hakimpur (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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