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About Chandav Village

Chandav is a mid sized village in Nakur tehsil, in the district of Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,396, made up of 715 males and 681 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 194.87 hectares hectares.

Chandav Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandav village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Saharanpur
Tehsil Nakur
Area (hectares) 194.87 hectares
Population 1,396
Male Population 715
Female Population 681
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandav compares

By the 2011 count Chandav is the 154th largest of the 325 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,682 residents. Its 194.87 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 891.

Getting to Chandav

Chandav is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chandav as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Chandav from other places

Chandav lies about 24 km from Saharanpur, and the nearest railway station is Sarsawa, about 17 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 Chandav
Tehsil headquarters Nakur under 2 km
Nearest town Nakūr under 2 km
Nearest railway station Sarsawa 17 km
District headquarters Saharanpur 24 km

Villages closest to Chandav

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandav village had a population of 1,396. That makes it the 154th largest of the 325 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,682 residents.

Chandav village has 715 males and 681 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandav has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 891.

Chandav covers 194.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chandav falls under Nakur tehsil of Saharanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chandav is Sarsawa, about 17 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 village for Chandav.

Chandav is about 24 km from Saharanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandav is in Nakur tehsil of Saharanpur district. Nakur is about under 2 km away. Nakūr is about under 2 km away. Sarsawa is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nakur (under 2 km), Asra Kheri (1.6 km) and Samaspur Khurd (2.1 km).

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

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