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About Chandpur Village

Chandpur is a mid sized village in Chandi tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 951, made up of 503 males and 448 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111 hectares hectares.

Chandpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Chandi
Area (hectares) 111 hectares
Population 951
Male Population 503
Female Population 448
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandpur compares

By the 2011 count Chandpur is the 49th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents. Its 111 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

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 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 88 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Chhapra Gramin Junction, about 4.4 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 Chhapra Gramin Junction 4.4 km
Nearest town Chāpra 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandi 30 km
District headquarters Nalanda 88 km

Villages closest to Chandpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chandi 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 951. That makes it the 49th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents.

Chandpur village has 503 males and 448 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandpur has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

Chandpur covers 111 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chandpur falls under Chandi tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chandpur is Chhapra Gramin Junction, about 4.4 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chandpur.

Chandpur is about 88 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandpur is in Chandi tehsil of Nalanda district. Chhapra Gramin Junction is about 4.4 km away. Chāpra is about 7.0 km away. Chandi is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bheria (4.0 km), Jalalpur (6.5 km) and Birnawan (14 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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