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About Chandpur Village

Chandpur is a mid sized village in Goriakothi tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,353, made up of 670 males and 683 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841434, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Goriakothi
Pincode 841434
Area (hectares) 86 hectares
Population 1,353
Male Population 670
Female Population 683
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 55th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents. Its 86 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1015.

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 <5 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 12 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Pachrukhi, about 3.0 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 Pachrukhi 3.0 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Goriakothi 12 km
District headquarters Siwan 12 km

Villages closest to Chandpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goriakothi 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 1,353. That makes it the 55th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents.

Chandpur village has 670 males and 683 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandpur has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Chandpur is 841434. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandpur covers 86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chandpur falls under Goriakothi tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chandpur is Pachrukhi, about 3.0 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chandpur.

Chandpur is about 12 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandpur is in Goriakothi tehsil of Siwan district. Pachrukhi is about 3.0 km away. Mahārājgani is about 7.5 km away. Goriakothi is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahammadpur (2.4 km), Sherpur (3.3 km) and Gobindapur (4.6 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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