About Chandpur Village

Chandpur is one of the larger villages in Sameli tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 18,636, made up of 9,821 males and 8,815 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1874 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Sameli
Pincode	854101
Area (hectares)	1874 hectares
Population	18,636
Male Population	9,821
Female Population	8,815
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	898
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chandpur compares

By the 2011 count Chandpur is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,673 residents. Its 1874 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 905.

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 village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 21 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Sonaili, about 11 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	Sonaili	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sameli	21 km
District headquarters	Katihar	21 km

Villages closest to Chandpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sameli 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 18,636. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,673 residents.

Chandpur village has 9,821 males and 8,815 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandpur has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 905.

The pincode recorded for Chandpur is 854101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandpur covers 1874 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chandpur falls under Sameli tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chandpur is Sonaili, about 11 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chandpur.

Chandpur is about 21 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandpur is in Sameli tehsil of Katihar district. Sonaili is about 11 km away. Sameli is about 21 km away. Katihar is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.