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About Chandwar Village

Chandwar is a mid sized village in Badi tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 658, made up of 343 males and 315 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 388.42 hectares hectares.

Chandwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandwar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Badi
Area (hectares) 388.42 hectares
Population 658
Male Population 343
Female Population 315
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandwar compares

By the 2011 count Chandwar is the 55th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 807 residents. Its 388.42 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 902.

Getting to Chandwar

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

Chandwar lies about 52 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Guramkhedi, about 29 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 Chandwar
Tehsil headquarters Badi 11 km
Nearest town Bareli 19 km
Nearest railway station Guramkhedi 29 km
District headquarters Raisen 52 km

Villages closest to Chandwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandwar village had a population of 658. That makes it the 55th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 807 residents.

Chandwar village has 343 males and 315 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandwar has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 902.

Chandwar covers 388.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chandwar falls under Badi tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chandwar is Guramkhedi, about 29 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 Chandwar.

Chandwar is about 52 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandwar is in Badi tehsil of Raisen district. Badi is about 11 km away. Bareli is about 19 km away. Guramkhedi is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nanpon (under 2 km), Gajikhedi (under 2 km) and Semri Khojra (2.7 km).

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

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