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About Chandpur Village

Chandpur is a mid sized village in Siswan tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,112, made up of 587 males and 525 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47 hectares hectares.

Chandpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Siswan
Area (hectares) 47 hectares
Population 1,112
Male Population 587
Female Population 525
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
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 the 40th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,118 residents. Its 47 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Chandpur

Chandpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chandpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 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 Siswan 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 Siswan 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 1,112. That makes it the 40th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,118 residents.

Chandpur village has 587 males and 525 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandpur has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1005.

Chandpur covers 47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chandpur falls under Siswan 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 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 Siswan tehsil of Siwan district. Pachrukhi is about 3.0 km away. Mahārājgani is about 7.5 km away. Siswan 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 Sonbarsa (2.2 km), Makhnupur (2.2 km) and Chatar (4.5 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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