About Chanda Village

Chanda is a mid sized village in Mohammad Bazar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,920, made up of 963 males and 957 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 475.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanda village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Mohammad Bazar
Pincode	731127
Area (hectares)	475.63 hectares
Population	1,920
Male Population	963
Female Population	957
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	994
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chanda compares

By the 2011 count Chanda is the 26th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents. Its 475.63 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Chanda

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

How far is Chanda from other places

Chanda lies about 25 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Gadadharpur, about 11 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 Chanda
Nearest railway station	Gadadharpur	11 km
Nearest town	Sainthia	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mohammad Bazar	25 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	25 km

Villages closest to Chanda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mohammad Bazar 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.

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Common questions about Chanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanda village had a population of 1,920. That makes it the 26th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents.

Chanda village has 963 males and 957 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanda has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Chanda is 731127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chanda covers 475.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chanda falls under Mohammad Bazar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chanda is Gadadharpur, about 11 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chanda.

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

Chanda is in Mohammad Bazar tehsil of Birbhum district. Gadadharpur is about 11 km away. Sainthia is about 15 km away. Mohammad Bazar is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.