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About Chandrapur Village

Chandrapur is a small village in Lormi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 365, made up of 183 males and 182 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandrapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandrapur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Lormi
Pincode 495334
Area (hectares) 79.76 hectares
Population 365
Male Population 183
Female Population 182
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandrapur compares

By the 2011 count Chandrapur is the 213th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents. Its 79.76 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Chandrapur

Chandrapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chandrapur as Available. 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 Chandrapur from other places

Chandrapur lies about 50 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kargi Road, about 34 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 Chandrapur
Tehsil headquarters Lormi 3.4 km
Nearest town Mungeli 20 km
Nearest railway station Kargi Road 34 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 50 km

Villages closest to Chandrapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lormi 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 Chandrapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandrapur village had a population of 365. That makes it the 213th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents.

Chandrapur village has 183 males and 182 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandrapur has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Chandrapur is 495334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandrapur covers 79.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chandrapur falls under Lormi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chandrapur is Kargi Road, about 34 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chandrapur.

Chandrapur is about 50 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandrapur is in Lormi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Lormi is about 3.4 km away. Mungeli is about 20 km away. Kargi Road is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kusumkunda (under 2 km), Putupatera (under 2 km) and Dindol (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Chandrapur today is likely to be higher.

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