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About Chandra Village

Chandra is a mid sized village in Bara tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,058, made up of 537 males and 521 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 230.833 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandra village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Bara
Pincode 212107
Area (hectares) 230.833 hectares
Population 1,058
Male Population 537
Female Population 521
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Chandra compares

By the 2011 count Chandra is the 120th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents. Its 230.833 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Chandra

The census records public bus service for Chandra as Available within <5 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chandra from other places

Chandra lies about 29 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Lohgara, about under 2 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 Chandra
Nearest railway station Lohgara under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Bara 4.6 km
District headquarters Allahabad 29 km
Nearest town Prayagraj 29 km

Villages closest to Chandra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandra village had a population of 1,058. That makes it the 120th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents.

Chandra village has 537 males and 521 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandra has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Chandra is 212107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandra covers 230.833 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chandra falls under Bara tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chandra is Lohgara, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chandra.

Chandra is about 29 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandra is in Bara tehsil of Allahabad district. Lohgara is about under 2 km away. Bara is about 4.6 km away. Allahabad is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lohgara (under 2 km), Sunderpur (2.2 km) and Bhondi (3.5 km).

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

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