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About Chandakhad Village

Chandakhad is a small village in Seoni Malwa tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 444, made up of 230 males and 214 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 380.28 hectares hectares.

Chandakhad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandakhad village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Seoni Malwa
Area (hectares) 380.28 hectares
Population 444
Male Population 230
Female Population 214
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Chandakhad compares

By the 2011 count Chandakhad is the 129th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 894 residents. Its 380.28 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Chandakhad

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

How far is Chandakhad from other places

Chandakhad lies about 32 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Khutwansa, about 9.3 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 Chandakhad
Nearest railway station Khutwansa 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Seoni Malwa 18 km
Nearest town Seoni Mālwa 18 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 32 km

Villages closest to Chandakhad

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Seoni Malwa 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 Chandakhad

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandakhad village had a population of 444. That makes it the 129th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 894 residents.

Chandakhad village has 230 males and 214 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandakhad has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 915.

Chandakhad covers 380.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chandakhad falls under Seoni Malwa tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chandakhad is Khutwansa, about 9.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chandakhad.

Chandakhad is about 32 km from Hoshangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandakhad is in Seoni Malwa tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Khutwansa is about 9.3 km away. Seoni Malwa is about 18 km away. Seoni Mālwa is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salai (under 2 km), Keolajhir (2.1 km) and Narri (2.4 km).

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

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