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About Chandaura Village

Chandaura is a mid sized village in Jaisinghnagar tehsil, in the district of Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,001, made up of 515 males and 486 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 532.3 hectares hectares.

Chandaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandaura village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shahdol
Tehsil Jaisinghnagar
Area (hectares) 532.3 hectares
Population 1,001
Male Population 515
Female Population 486
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandaura compares

By the 2011 count Chandaura is the 67th largest of the 189 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 946 residents. Its 532.3 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Chandaura

Chandaura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chandaura as Available within 10+ 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 Chandaura from other places

Chandaura lies about 46 km from Shahdol, and the nearest railway station is Duvri Kalan, about 41 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 Chandaura
Tehsil headquarters Jaisinghnagar 23 km
Nearest railway station Duvri Kalan 41 km
District headquarters Shahdol 46 km

Villages closest to Chandaura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandaura village had a population of 1,001. That makes it the 67th largest of the 189 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 946 residents.

Chandaura village has 515 males and 486 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandaura has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Chandaura covers 532.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chandaura falls under Jaisinghnagar tehsil of Shahdol district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chandaura is Duvri Kalan, about 41 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 <5 km distance for Chandaura.

Chandaura is about 46 km from Shahdol in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandaura is in Jaisinghnagar tehsil of Shahdol district. Jaisinghnagar is about 23 km away. Duvri Kalan is about 41 km away. Shahdol is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lapri (3.9 km), Amjhor (8.0 km) and Sidhi (8.1 km).

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

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