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About Chandanamau Village

Chandanamau is a mid sized village in Bhognipur tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 688, made up of 357 males and 331 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119.93 hectares hectares.

Chandanamau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandanamau village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Dehat
Tehsil Bhognipur
Area (hectares) 119.93 hectares
Population 688
Male Population 357
Female Population 331
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chandanamau compares

By the 2011 count Chandanamau is the 171st largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents. Its 119.93 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 870.

Getting to Chandanamau

Chandanamau is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chandanamau 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chandanamau from other places

Chandanamau lies about 20 km from Kanpur Dehat, and the nearest railway station is Pokhrayan, about 8.5 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 Chandanamau
Nearest town Pukhrāyān 8.3 km
Nearest railway station Pokhrayan 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhognipur 9.9 km
District headquarters Kanpur Dehat 20 km

Villages closest to Chandanamau

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandanamau village had a population of 688. That makes it the 171st largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents.

Chandanamau village has 357 males and 331 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandanamau has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 870.

Chandanamau covers 119.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chandanamau falls under Bhognipur tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chandanamau is Pokhrayan, about 8.5 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chandanamau.

Chandanamau is about 20 km from Kanpur Dehat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandanamau is in Bhognipur tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district. Pukhrāyān is about 8.3 km away. Pokhrayan is about 8.5 km away. Bhognipur is about 9.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sithara Khurd (under 2 km), Arhariyamau (1.5 km) and Akorhi (1.7 km).

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

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