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About Chasganwan Village

Chasganwan is a mid sized village in Borio tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,759, made up of 878 males and 881 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 470 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chasganwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chasganwan village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Borio
Pincode 816120
Area (hectares) 470 hectares
Population 1,759
Male Population 878
Female Population 881
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
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 Chasganwan compares

By the 2011 count Chasganwan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 341 residents. Its 470 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Chasganwan

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

Chasganwan lies about 28 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Kalian Chak, 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 Chasganwan
Tehsil headquarters Borio 4.3 km
Nearest railway station Kalian Chak 18 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 27 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 28 km

Villages closest to Chasganwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chasganwan village had a population of 1,759. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 341 residents.

Chasganwan village has 878 males and 881 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chasganwan has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Chasganwan is 816120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chasganwan covers 470 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chasganwan falls under Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chasganwan is Kalian Chak, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chasganwan.

Chasganwan is about 28 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chasganwan is in Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district. Borio is about 4.3 km away. Kalian Chak is about 18 km away. Rājmahal 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 Pathara (under 2 km), Dumki (under 2 km) and Lilatanr (under 2 km).

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

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