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About Chandwar Village

Chandwar is a mid sized village in Sagar tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,123, made up of 601 males and 522 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 497.08 hectares hectares.

Chandwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandwar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Sagar
Area (hectares) 497.08 hectares
Population 1,123
Male Population 601
Female Population 522
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandwar compares

By the 2011 count Chandwar is the 123rd largest of the 342 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents. Its 497.08 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 884.

Getting to Chandwar

Chandwar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chandwar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 19 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Girwar, about 4.9 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
Nearest railway station Girwar 4.9 km
Nearest town Makronia 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagar 19 km

Villages closest to Chandwar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sagar 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 1,123. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 342 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents.

Chandwar village has 601 males and 522 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandwar has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 884.

Chandwar covers 497.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chandwar falls under Sagar tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chandwar is Girwar, about 4.9 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 <5 km distance for Chandwar.

Chandwar is about 19 km from Sagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandwar is in Sagar tehsil of Sagar district. Girwar is about 4.9 km away. Makronia is about 13 km away. Sagar is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhonhari (under 2 km), Parsoriya (2.1 km) and Ghureta (2.4 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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