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About Chandela Village

Chandela is a large village in Nanpara tehsil, in the district of Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,628, made up of 1,961 males and 1,667 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 850 females per 1000 males. The village covers 569.04 hectares hectares.

Chandela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandela village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bahraich
Tehsil Nanpara
Area (hectares) 569.04 hectares
Population 3,628
Male Population 1,961
Female Population 1,667
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 850
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandela compares

By the 2011 count Chandela is the 106th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,934 residents. Its 569.04 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Chandela

Chandela is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chandela as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Chandela from other places

Chandela lies about 29 km from Bahraich, and the nearest railway station is Nanpara Junction, about 9.2 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 Chandela
Tehsil headquarters Nanpara 8.8 km
Nearest town Nānpāra 8.8 km
Nearest railway station Nanpara Junction 9.2 km
District headquarters Bahraich 29 km

Villages closest to Chandela

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandela village had a population of 3,628. That makes it the 106th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,934 residents.

Chandela village has 1,961 males and 1,667 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandela has about 850 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 895.

Chandela covers 569.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chandela falls under Nanpara tehsil of Bahraich district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chandela is Nanpara Junction, about 9.2 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 - 10 km distance for Chandela.

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

Chandela is in Nanpara tehsil of Bahraich district. Nanpara is about 8.8 km away. Nānpāra is about 8.8 km away. Nanpara Junction is about 9.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaugoie (under 2 km), Sadhuwapur Gokulpur (under 2 km) and Ranipur (1.6 km).

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

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