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About Chander Village

Chander is a small village in Malwan tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 298, made up of 151 males and 147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 632.56 hectares hectares.

Chander Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chander village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Malwan
Area (hectares) 632.56 hectares
Population 298
Male Population 151
Female Population 147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chander compares

By the 2011 count Chander is the 104th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 699 residents. Its 632.56 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1067.

Getting to Chander

Chander is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chander as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Chander from other places

Chander lies about 9.9 km from Malwan, and the nearest railway station is Sindhudurg, about 20 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 Chander
Tehsil headquarters Malwan 9.9 km
Nearest railway station Sindhudurg 20 km
Nearest town Sāvantvādi 44 km

Villages closest to Chander

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chander village had a population of 298. That makes it the 104th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 699 residents.

Chander village has 151 males and 147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chander has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1067.

Chander covers 632.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chander falls under Malwan tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chander is Sindhudurg, about 20 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 10+ km distance for Chander.

Chander is about 9.9 km from Malwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chander is in Malwan tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Malwan is about 9.9 km away. Sindhudurg is about 20 km away. Sāvantvādi is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chindar (under 2 km), Khanjanwadi (under 2 km) and Hadi (2.0 km).

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

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