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About Chandpur Village

Chandpur is a mid sized village in Amarpur tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 630, made up of 350 males and 280 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 800 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Amarpur
Pincode 813108
Area (hectares) 98 hectares
Population 630
Male Population 350
Female Population 280
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 800
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandpur compares

By the 2011 count Chandpur is the 80th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,673 residents. Its 98 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Chandpur

Chandpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chandpur as Available within 10+ 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 Chandpur from other places

Chandpur lies about 15 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Barahat Junction, about 5.5 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 Chandpur
Nearest railway station Barahat Junction 5.5 km
District headquarters Banka 15 km
Nearest town Bānka 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Amarpur 20 km

Villages closest to Chandpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandpur village had a population of 630. That makes it the 80th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,673 residents.

Chandpur village has 350 males and 280 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandpur has about 800 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Chandpur is 813108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandpur covers 98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chandpur falls under Amarpur tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chandpur is Barahat Junction, about 5.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chandpur.

Chandpur is about 15 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandpur is in Amarpur tehsil of Banka district. Barahat Junction is about 5.5 km away. Banka is about 15 km away. Bānka is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Orai (2.8 km), Ramchandarpur Itahri (3.7 km) and Mahadeopur (4.9 km).

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

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