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About Chandora Village

Chandora is a mid sized village in Nowgong tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,263, made up of 664 males and 599 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 356.66 hectares hectares.

Chandora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandora village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Nowgong
Area (hectares) 356.66 hectares
Population 1,263
Male Population 664
Female Population 599
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandora compares

By the 2011 count Chandora is the 32nd largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,677 residents. Its 356.66 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Chandora

Chandora is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chandora as Available within 5 - 10 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 Chandora from other places

Chandora lies about 19 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Ishanagar, about 19 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 Chandora
Tehsil headquarters Nowgong 4.7 km
Nearest railway station Ishanagar 19 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 19 km

Villages closest to Chandora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandora village had a population of 1,263. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,677 residents.

Chandora village has 664 males and 599 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandora has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 907.

Chandora covers 356.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chandora falls under Nowgong tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chandora is Ishanagar, about 19 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 village for Chandora.

Chandora is about 19 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandora is in Nowgong tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Nowgong is about 4.7 km away. Ishanagar is about 19 km away. Chhatarpur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Simardha (under 2 km), Tidani (1.8 km) and Shikarpura (1.9 km).

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

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