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About Chandakapur Village

Chandakapur is a small village in Pauni tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 443, made up of 240 males and 203 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 846 females per 1000 males. The village covers 547.9 hectares hectares.

Chandakapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandakapur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Pauni
Area (hectares) 547.9 hectares
Population 443
Male Population 240
Female Population 203
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 846
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chandakapur compares

By the 2011 count Chandakapur is the 81st largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 986 residents. Its 547.9 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Chandakapur

Chandakapur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chandakapur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chandakapur from other places

Chandakapur lies about 44 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Bhuyar, about 8.7 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 Chandakapur
Tehsil headquarters Pauni 1.9 km
Nearest town Pawni 1.9 km
Nearest railway station Bhuyar 8.7 km
District headquarters Bhandara 44 km

Villages closest to Chandakapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandakapur village had a population of 443. That makes it the 81st largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 986 residents.

Chandakapur village has 240 males and 203 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandakapur has about 846 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 985.

Chandakapur covers 547.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chandakapur falls under Pauni tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chandakapur is Bhuyar, about 8.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chandakapur.

Chandakapur is about 44 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandakapur is in Pauni tehsil of Bhandara district. Pauni is about 1.9 km away. Pawni is about 1.9 km away. Bhuyar is about 8.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Betala (under 2 km), Selari (under 2 km) and Belgata (under 2 km).

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

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