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About Chandera Village

Chandera is a mid sized village in Sailana tehsil, in the district of Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 774, made up of 372 males and 402 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,081 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217.47 hectares hectares.

Chandera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandera village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ratlam
Tehsil Sailana
Area (hectares) 217.47 hectares
Population 774
Male Population 372
Female Population 402
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,081
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandera compares

By the 2011 count Chandera is the 41st largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 509 residents. Its 217.47 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Chandera

Chandera is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chandera as Available within <5 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 Chandera from other places

Chandera lies about 33 km from Ratlam, and the nearest railway station is Bildi, about 30 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 Chandera
Tehsil headquarters Sailana 19 km
Nearest railway station Bildi 30 km
Nearest town Bānswāra 32 km
District headquarters Ratlam 33 km

Villages closest to Chandera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandera village had a population of 774. That makes it the 41st largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 509 residents.

Chandera village has 372 males and 402 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandera has about 1081 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

Chandera covers 217.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chandera falls under Sailana tehsil of Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chandera is Bildi, about 30 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chandera.

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

Chandera is in Sailana tehsil of Ratlam district. Sailana is about 19 km away. Bildi is about 30 km away. Bānswāra is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ambapada (under 2 km), Punapada (under 2 km) and Punapadav (under 2 km).

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

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