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About Chandagura Village

Chandagura is a mid sized village in Sindhekela tehsil, in the district of Balangir, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 539, made up of 279 males and 260 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 767035, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandagura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandagura village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Balangir
Tehsil Sindhekela
Pincode 767035
Area (hectares) 215 hectares
Population 539
Male Population 279
Female Population 260
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandagura compares

By the 2011 count Chandagura is the 47th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 215 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Chandagura

Chandagura is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chandagura as Available within 10+ 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 Chandagura from other places

Chandagura lies about 91 km from Balangir, and the nearest railway station is Kantabanji, about 27 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 Chandagura
Tehsil headquarters Sindhekela 23 km
Nearest railway station Kantabanji 27 km
Nearest town Kantābānji 28 km
District headquarters Balangir 91 km

Villages closest to Chandagura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandagura village had a population of 539. That makes it the 47th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Chandagura village has 279 males and 260 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandagura has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Chandagura is 767035. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandagura covers 215 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chandagura falls under Sindhekela tehsil of Balangir district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Chandagura is Kantabanji, about 27 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 10+ km distance for Chandagura.

Chandagura is about 91 km from Balangir in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandagura is in Sindhekela tehsil of Balangir district. Sindhekela is about 23 km away. Kantabanji is about 27 km away. Kantābānji is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jadamunda (1.7 km), Lohrapali (2.5 km) and Gandpadar (5.4 km).

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

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