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About Chandwara Village

Chandwara is a mid sized village in Gaurihar tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,424, made up of 783 males and 641 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 819 females per 1000 males. The village covers 641.92 hectares hectares.

Chandwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandwara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Gaurihar
Area (hectares) 641.92 hectares
Population 1,424
Male Population 783
Female Population 641
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 819
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 Chandwara compares

By the 2011 count Chandwara is the 47th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,363 residents. Its 641.92 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 864.

Getting to Chandwara

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

Chandwara lies about 63 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Kabrai, 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 Chandwara
Nearest railway station Kabrai 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Gaurihar 12 km
Nearest town Kabrāi 15 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 63 km

Villages closest to Chandwara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandwara village had a population of 1,424. That makes it the 47th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,363 residents.

Chandwara village has 783 males and 641 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandwara has about 819 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 864.

Chandwara covers 641.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chandwara falls under Gaurihar tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chandwara is Kabrai, 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 Chandwara.

Chandwara is about 63 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandwara is in Gaurihar tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Kabrai is about 12 km away. Gaurihar is about 12 km away. Kabrāi is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banyani (2.3 km), Mudahara (3.0 km) and Bajrangpur (3.0 km).

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

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