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About Chandsar Village

Chandsar is a large village in Udhwa tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,265, made up of 1,604 males and 1,661 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandsar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandsar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Udhwa
Pincode 816102
Area (hectares) 177.54 hectares
Population 3,265
Male Population 1,604
Female Population 1,661
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
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 Chandsar compares

By the 2011 count Chandsar is the 12th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,278 residents. Its 177.54 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Chandsar

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

Chandsar lies about 46 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Bonidanga, about 8.4 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 Chandsar
Nearest railway station Bonidanga 8.4 km
Nearest town Farakka 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Udhwa 9.2 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 46 km

Villages closest to Chandsar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandsar village had a population of 3,265. That makes it the 12th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,278 residents.

Chandsar village has 1,604 males and 1,661 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandsar has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Chandsar is 816102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandsar covers 177.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chandsar falls under Udhwa tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chandsar is Bonidanga, about 8.4 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 Chandsar.

Chandsar is about 46 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandsar is in Udhwa tehsil of Sahibganj district. Bonidanga is about 8.4 km away. Farakka is about 8.7 km away. Udhwa is about 9.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagatbatichandsar (under 2 km), Nawapara (1.6 km) and Mirnagar (2.0 km).

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

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