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About Chandipur Village

Chandipur is a mid sized village in Katigora tehsil, in the district of Cachar, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,441, made up of 752 males and 689 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.92 hectares hectares.

Chandipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandipur village
Description Value
State Assam
District Cachar
Tehsil Katigora
Area (hectares) 92.92 hectares
Population 1,441
Male Population 752
Female Population 689
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandipur compares

By the 2011 count Chandipur is the 81st largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,289 residents. Its 92.92 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Chandipur

Chandipur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chandipur 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 Chandipur from other places

Chandipur lies about 36 km from Cachar, and the nearest railway station is Hilara, 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 Chandipur
Nearest railway station Hilara 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Katigora 14 km
Nearest town Karīmganj 20 km
District headquarters Cachar 36 km

Villages closest to Chandipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandipur village had a population of 1,441. That makes it the 81st largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,289 residents.

Chandipur village has 752 males and 689 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandipur has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Chandipur covers 92.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chandipur falls under Katigora tehsil of Cachar district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Chandipur is Hilara, 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chandipur.

Chandipur is about 36 km from Cachar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandipur is in Katigora tehsil of Cachar district. Hilara is about 11 km away. Katigora is about 14 km away. Karīmganj is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandpur Pt Ii (under 2 km), Chandpur Pt Iv (under 2 km) and Craigpark Bagicha (2.8 km).

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

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