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About Chandanpur Village

Chandanpur is a mid sized village in Ramanujganj tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 647, made up of 326 males and 321 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 235.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandanpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Ramanujganj
Pincode 497220
Area (hectares) 235.65 hectares
Population 647
Male Population 326
Female Population 321
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandanpur compares

By the 2011 count Chandanpur is the 88th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents. Its 235.65 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Chandanpur

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

Chandanpur lies about 66 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Barwadih Junction, about 59 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 Chandanpur
Tehsil headquarters Ramanujganj 27 km
Nearest railway station Barwadih Junction 59 km
District headquarters Surguja 66 km
Nearest town Ambikāpur 66 km

Villages closest to Chandanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandanpur village had a population of 647. That makes it the 88th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents.

Chandanpur village has 326 males and 321 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandanpur has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Chandanpur is 497220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandanpur covers 235.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chandanpur falls under Ramanujganj tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chandanpur is Barwadih Junction, about 59 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 village for Chandanpur.

Chandanpur is about 66 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandanpur is in Ramanujganj tehsil of Surguja district. Ramanujganj is about 27 km away. Barwadih Junction is about 59 km away. Surguja is about 66 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramchandrapur (under 2 km), Chhatarpur (under 2 km) and Bhawanipur (5.4 km).

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

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