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About Chandani Village

Chandani is a mid sized village in Bhander tehsil, in the district of Datia, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 955, made up of 518 males and 437 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 844 females per 1000 males. The village covers 287.73 hectares hectares.

Chandani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandani village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Datia
Tehsil Bhander
Area (hectares) 287.73 hectares
Population 955
Male Population 518
Female Population 437
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 844
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 Chandani compares

By the 2011 count Chandani is the 45th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 962 residents. Its 287.73 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 876.

Getting to Chandani

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

Chandani lies about 46 km from Datia, and the nearest railway station is Erach Road, about 26 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 Chandani
Nearest town Samthar 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhander 23 km
Nearest railway station Erach Road 26 km
District headquarters Datia 46 km

Villages closest to Chandani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandani village had a population of 955. That makes it the 45th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 962 residents.

Chandani village has 518 males and 437 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandani has about 844 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 876.

Chandani covers 287.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chandani falls under Bhander tehsil of Datia district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chandani is Erach Road, about 26 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 Chandani.

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

Chandani is in Bhander tehsil of Datia district. Samthar is about 14 km away. Bhander is about 23 km away. Erach Road is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dalpatpura (under 2 km), Ghanshyam Pur (2.4 km) and Kurgaon (2.5 km).

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

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