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About Chandha Village

Chandha is a small village in Sahjanwa tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 240, made up of 114 males and 126 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,105 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.36 hectares hectares.

Chandha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Sahjanwa
Area (hectares) 88.36 hectares
Population 240
Male Population 114
Female Population 126
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,105
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chandha compares

By the 2011 count Chandha is the 245th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents. Its 88.36 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Chandha

Chandha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chandha as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chandha from other places

Chandha lies about 26 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Maghar, about 4.1 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 Chandha
Nearest railway station Maghar 4.1 km
Nearest town Khalīlābād 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Sahjanwa 10 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 26 km

Villages closest to Chandha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandha village had a population of 240. That makes it the 245th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents.

Chandha village has 114 males and 126 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandha has about 1105 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Chandha covers 88.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chandha falls under Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chandha is Maghar, about 4.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chandha.

Chandha is about 26 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandha is in Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Maghar is about 4.1 km away. Khalīlābād is about 7.0 km away. Sahjanwa is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Suraulia (under 2 km), Parmeshwarpur (under 2 km) and Kabisha (2.1 km).

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

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