About Chandpur Village

Chandpur is a mid sized village in Sonhaula tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 712, made up of 381 males and 331 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48 hectares hectares.

Chandpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhagalpur
Tehsil	Sonhaula
Area (hectares)	48 hectares
Population	712
Male Population	381
Female Population	331
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	869
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandpur compares

By the 2011 count Chandpur is the 84th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents. Its 48 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Chandpur

Chandpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. 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 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 24 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Ekchari, about under 2 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	Ekchari	under 2 km
Nearest town	Colgong	4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sonhaula	24 km
District headquarters	Bhagalpur	24 km

Villages closest to Chandpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sonhaula 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 712. That makes it the 84th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents.

Chandpur village has 381 males and 331 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandpur has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 907.

Chandpur covers 48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chandpur falls under Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chandpur is Ekchari, about under 2 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 10+ km distance for Chandpur.

Chandpur is about 24 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 Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Ekchari is about under 2 km away. Colgong is about 4.7 km away. Sonhaula is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.