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About Chandolapahar Village

Chandolapahar is a small village in Pathna tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 322, made up of 156 males and 166 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,064 females per 1000 males. The village covers 419.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandolapahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandolapahar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Pathna
Pincode 816101
Area (hectares) 419.52 hectares
Population 322
Male Population 156
Female Population 166
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,064
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chandolapahar compares

By the 2011 count Chandolapahar is the 65th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 615 residents. Its 419.52 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Chandolapahar

Chandolapahar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chandolapahar 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chandolapahar from other places

Chandolapahar lies about 40 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Bakudi, about 3.9 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 Chandolapahar
Nearest railway station Bakudi 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathna 6.2 km
Nearest town Farakka 17 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 40 km

Villages closest to Chandolapahar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandolapahar village had a population of 322. That makes it the 65th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 615 residents.

Chandolapahar village has 156 males and 166 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandolapahar has about 1064 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Chandolapahar is 816101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandolapahar covers 419.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chandolapahar falls under Pathna tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chandolapahar is Bakudi, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Chandolapahar.

Chandolapahar is about 40 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandolapahar is in Pathna tehsil of Sahibganj district. Bakudi is about 3.9 km away. Pathna is about 6.2 km away. Farakka is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kari (under 2 km), Sarkari Kochpara (under 2 km) and Simalgora (under 2 km).

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

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