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About Chandrapur Village

Chandrapur is a mid sized village in Lala tehsil, in the district of Hailakandi, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,165, made up of 601 males and 564 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 788164, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandrapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandrapur village
Description Value
State Assam
District Hailakandi
Tehsil Lala
Pincode 788164
Area (hectares) 169.36 hectares
Population 1,165
Male Population 601
Female Population 564
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chandrapur compares

By the 2011 count Chandrapur is the 66th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,197 residents. Its 169.36 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Chandrapur

Chandrapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chandrapur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chandrapur from other places

Chandrapur lies about 39 km from Hailakandi, and the nearest railway station is Shribar, about 26 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 Chandrapur
Nearest railway station Shribar 26 km
Nearest town Silchar 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Lala 33 km
District headquarters Hailakandi 39 km

Villages closest to Chandrapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandrapur village had a population of 1,165. That makes it the 66th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,197 residents.

Chandrapur village has 601 males and 564 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandrapur has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Chandrapur is 788164. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandrapur covers 169.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chandrapur falls under Lala tehsil of Hailakandi district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Chandrapur is Shribar, about 26 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chandrapur.

Chandrapur is about 39 km from Hailakandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandrapur is in Lala tehsil of Hailakandi district. Shribar is about 26 km away. Silchar is about 30 km away. Lala is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandrapur Pt I (under 2 km), Chandrapur Pt Ii (under 2 km) and Bilaipur F V (23 km).

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

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