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About Chandrapur Village

Chandrapur is a small village in Balrampur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 295, made up of 155 males and 140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandrapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandrapur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Balrampur
Pincode 497107
Area (hectares) 106.95 hectares
Population 295
Male Population 155
Female Population 140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
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 109th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 868 residents. Its 106.95 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 974.

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 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 Chandrapur
Tehsil headquarters Balrampur 3.9 km
Nearest railway station Barwadih Junction 59 km
District headquarters Surguja 66 km
Nearest town Ambikāpur 66 km

Villages closest to Chandrapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Balrampur 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 295. That makes it the 109th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 868 residents.

Chandrapur village has 155 males and 140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandrapur has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Chandrapur is 497107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandrapur covers 106.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chandrapur falls under Balrampur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chandrapur 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 <5 km distance for Chandrapur.

Chandrapur 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.

Chandrapur is in Balrampur tehsil of Surguja district. Balrampur is about 3.9 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 Piparsot (under 2 km), Badki Mahari (under 2 km) and Tangar Mahari (1.9 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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