About Chhandar Village

Chhandar is a mid sized village in Barjora tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,776, made up of 929 males and 847 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhandar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhandar village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Bankura
Tehsil	Barjora
Pincode	722203
Area (hectares)	172.79 hectares
Population	1,776
Male Population	929
Female Population	847
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	912
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Chhandar compares

By the 2011 count Chhandar is the 27th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 976 residents. Its 172.79 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Chhandar

Chhandar 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 Chhandar 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 village. The nearest villages by name are Chak Keshya, Chak Kulbana, Challa and Chandai. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

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Common questions about Chhandar

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhandar village had a population of 1,776. That makes it the 27th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 976 residents.

Chhandar village has 929 males and 847 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhandar has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Chhandar is 722203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhandar covers 172.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chhandar falls under Barjora tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Chhandar notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

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

Chhandar is in Barjora tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.