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About Chandan Hera Village

Chandan Hera is a small village in Shahbad tehsil, in the district of Baran, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 475, made up of 252 males and 223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 831 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 325216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandan Hera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandan Hera village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Baran
Tehsil Shahbad
Pincode 325216
Area (hectares) 831 hectares
Population 475
Male Population 252
Female Population 223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandan Hera compares

By the 2011 count Chandan Hera is the 90th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 808 residents. Its 831 hectares work out to about 0.6 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 935.

Getting to Chandan Hera

Chandan Hera is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chandan Hera as Available within 5 - 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 Chandan Hera from other places

Chandan Hera lies about 39 km from Baran, and the nearest railway station is Piplod Road, about 33 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 Chandan Hera
Tehsil headquarters Shahbad 30 km
Nearest railway station Piplod Road 33 km
District headquarters Baran 39 km
Nearest town Bārān 39 km

Villages closest to Chandan Hera

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahbad 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 Chandan Hera

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandan Hera village had a population of 475. That makes it the 90th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 808 residents.

Chandan Hera village has 252 males and 223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandan Hera has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Chandan Hera is 325216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandan Hera covers 831 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chandan Hera falls under Shahbad tehsil of Baran district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Chandan Hera is Piplod Road, about 33 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chandan Hera.

Chandan Hera is about 39 km from Baran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandan Hera is in Shahbad tehsil of Baran district. Shahbad is about 30 km away. Piplod Road is about 33 km away. Baran is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khiriya (under 2 km), Chindaliya (4.1 km) and Balda (4.2 km).

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

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