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About Chandra Village

Chandra is a large village in Misrikh tehsil, in the district of Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,737, made up of 2,004 males and 1,733 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1048.02 hectares hectares.

Chandra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandra village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sitapur
Tehsil Misrikh
Area (hectares) 1048.02 hectares
Population 3,737
Male Population 2,004
Female Population 1,733
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chandra compares

By the 2011 count Chandra is the 35th largest of the 553 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,522 residents. Its 1048.02 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 870.

Getting to Chandra

Chandra is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chandra as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chandra from other places

Chandra lies about 25 km from Sitapur, and the nearest railway station is Kamlapur, about 2.4 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 Chandra
Nearest railway station Kamlapur 2.4 km
Nearest town Sidhaulī 9.6 km
District headquarters Sitapur 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Misrikh 28 km

Villages closest to Chandra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandra village had a population of 3,737. That makes it the 35th largest of the 553 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,522 residents.

Chandra village has 2,004 males and 1,733 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandra has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 870.

Chandra covers 1048.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chandra falls under Misrikh tehsil of Sitapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chandra is Kamlapur, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Chandra.

Chandra is about 25 km from Sitapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandra is in Misrikh tehsil of Sitapur district. Kamlapur is about 2.4 km away. Sidhaulī is about 9.6 km away. Sitapur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dafrapur (1.9 km), Hasanapur (2.3 km) and Farka Tara (2.6 km).

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

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