About Chandpur Village

Chandpur is a mid sized village in Dhuraiya tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,907, made up of 980 males and 927 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 214 hectares hectares.

Chandpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Dhuraiya
Area (hectares)	214 hectares
Population	1,907
Male Population	980
Female Population	927
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	946
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chandpur compares

By the 2011 count Chandpur is the 39th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 214 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Chandpur

Chandpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chandpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 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
Tehsil headquarters	Dhuraiya	15 km
District headquarters	Banka	15 km
Nearest town	Bānka	15 km

Villages closest to Chandpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandpur village had a population of 1,907. That makes it the 39th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Chandpur village has 980 males and 927 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandpur has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 912.

Chandpur covers 214 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chandpur falls under Dhuraiya 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 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance 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 Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district. Barahat Junction is about 5.5 km away. Dhuraiya is about 15 km away. Banka is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.