Skip to main content

About Chandwara Village

Chandwara is a mid sized village in Ghughari tehsil, in the district of Mandla, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,542, made up of 807 males and 735 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 722.42 hectares hectares.

Chandwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandwara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandla
Tehsil Ghughari
Area (hectares) 722.42 hectares
Population 1,542
Male Population 807
Female Population 735
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandwara compares

By the 2011 count Chandwara is the 25th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 954 residents. Its 722.42 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Chandwara

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

Chandwara lies about 97 km from Mandla, and the nearest railway station is Bhitoni, about 8.0 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 Bhitoni 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghughari 19 km
Nearest town Kaimori 20 km
District headquarters Mandla 97 km

Villages closest to Chandwara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ghughari 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 1,542. That makes it the 25th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 954 residents.

Chandwara village has 807 males and 735 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandwara has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1048.

Chandwara covers 722.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chandwara falls under Ghughari tehsil of Mandla district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chandwara is Bhitoni, about 8.0 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 village for Chandwara.

Chandwara is about 97 km from Mandla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandwara is in Ghughari tehsil of Mandla district. Bhitoni is about 8.0 km away. Ghughari is about 19 km away. Kaimori is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Suntikri (2.3 km), Ramhepur (4.1 km) and Chhatarpur (7.0 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.

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.