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About Chandpur Village

Chandpur is a large village in Jagdishpur tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,171, made up of 1,652 males and 1,519 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212 hectares hectares.

Chandpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Jagdishpur
Area (hectares) 212 hectares
Population 3,171
Male Population 1,652
Female Population 1,519
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandpur compares

By the 2011 count Chandpur is the 28th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,264 residents. Its 212 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Chandpur

Chandpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chandpur as Available within 10+ 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 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 133 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Manigachi, about 2.7 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 Manigachi 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Jagdishpur 6.1 km
Nearest town Jhanjhārpur 15 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 133 km

Villages closest to Chandpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jagdishpur 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 3,171. That makes it the 28th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,264 residents.

Chandpur village has 1,652 males and 1,519 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandpur has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

Chandpur covers 212 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chandpur falls under Jagdishpur tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chandpur is Manigachi, about 2.7 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 <5 km distance for Chandpur.

Chandpur is about 133 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandpur is in Jagdishpur tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Manigachi is about 2.7 km away. Jagdishpur is about 6.1 km away. Jhanjhārpur 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 Jamui Horil (1.7 km), Jamui Khanr (1.7 km) and Kutubganj (2.9 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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