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About Chandra Village

Chandra is a mid sized village in Baharagora tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 695, made up of 361 males and 334 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Baharagora
Pincode 832101
Area (hectares) 85.48 hectares
Population 695
Male Population 361
Female Population 334
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandra compares

By the 2011 count Chandra is the 59th largest of the 330 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 421 residents. Its 85.48 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Chandra

Chandra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chandra as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Chandra from other places

Chandra lies about 48 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Buramara, about 8.7 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 Chandra
Nearest railway station Buramara 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Baharagora 18 km
Nearest town Baripāda 20 km
District headquarters Purbi Singhbhum 48 km

Villages closest to Chandra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandra village had a population of 695. That makes it the 59th largest of the 330 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 421 residents.

Chandra village has 361 males and 334 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandra has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Chandra is 832101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandra covers 85.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chandra falls under Baharagora tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chandra is Buramara, about 8.7 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chandra.

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

Chandra is in Baharagora tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Buramara is about 8.7 km away. Baharagora is about 18 km away. Baripāda is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuliank (10 km), Kuchgari (12 km) and Baharagora (18 km).

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

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