About Chander Village

Chander is a large village in Depalpur tehsil, in the district of Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,696, made up of 1,381 males and 1,315 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1768.67 hectares hectares.

Chander Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chander village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Indore
Tehsil	Depalpur
Area (hectares)	1768.67 hectares
Population	2,696
Male Population	1,381
Female Population	1,315
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	952
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chander compares

By the 2011 count Chander is the 11th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,233 residents. Its 1768.67 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Chander

Chander is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chander 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chander from other places

Chander lies about 33 km from Indore, and the nearest railway station is Dhar, about 23 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 Chander
Tehsil headquarters	Depalpur	18 km
Nearest town	Pithampur	21 km
Nearest railway station	Dhar	23 km
District headquarters	Indore	33 km

Villages closest to Chander

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

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Chander

As per the Census of India 2011, Chander village had a population of 2,696. That makes it the 11th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,233 residents.

Chander village has 1,381 males and 1,315 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chander has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 967.

Chander covers 1768.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chander falls under Depalpur tehsil of Indore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chander is Dhar, about 23 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Chander.

Chander is about 33 km from Indore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chander is in Depalpur tehsil of Indore district. Depalpur is about 18 km away. Pithampur is about 21 km away. Dhar is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.