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About Chandpur Village

Chandpur is a small village in Kharagpur tehsil, in the district of Munger, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 142, made up of 80 males and 62 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 775 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Munger
Tehsil Kharagpur
Pincode 811211
Area (hectares) 118 hectares
Population 142
Male Population 80
Female Population 62
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 775
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandpur compares

By the 2011 count Chandpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,948 residents. Its 118 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 890.

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 5 - 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 21 km from Munger, and the nearest railway station is Kalyanpur Road, about 7.1 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 Kalyanpur Road 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Kharagpur 9.0 km
District headquarters Munger 21 km

Villages closest to Chandpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kharagpur 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 142. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,948 residents.

Chandpur village has 80 males and 62 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandpur has about 775 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 890.

The pincode recorded for Chandpur is 811211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandpur covers 118 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chandpur falls under Kharagpur tehsil of Munger district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chandpur is Kalyanpur Road, about 7.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chandpur.

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

Chandpur is in Kharagpur tehsil of Munger district. Kalyanpur Road is about 7.1 km away. Kharagpur is about 9.0 km away. Munger is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madanpur (under 2 km), Ghorakhar (1.6 km) and Bagesri (2.0 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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