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About Chandani Village

Chandani is a small village in Mehnagar tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 412, made up of 196 males and 216 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,102 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 276204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandani village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Mehnagar
Pincode 276204
Area (hectares) 127.54 hectares
Population 412
Male Population 196
Female Population 216
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,102
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandani compares

By the 2011 count Chandani is the 219th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents. Its 127.54 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Chandani

Chandani is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chandani 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chandani from other places

Chandani lies about 27 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Jakhanian, 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 Chandani
Tehsil headquarters Mehnagar 9.7 km
Nearest railway station Jakhanian 20 km
Nearest town Lalganj 20 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 27 km

Villages closest to Chandani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandani village had a population of 412. That makes it the 219th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents.

Chandani village has 196 males and 216 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandani has about 1102 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1048.

The pincode recorded for Chandani is 276204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandani covers 127.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chandani falls under Mehnagar tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chandani is Jakhanian, 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 <5 km distance for Chandani.

Chandani is about 27 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandani is in Mehnagar tehsil of Azamgarh district. Mehnagar is about 9.7 km away. Jakhanian is about 20 km away. Lalganj is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharhani (1.5 km), Bhinhapur (1.7 km) and Serra (1.7 km).

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

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