About Chandpur Village

Chandpur is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 493, made up of 252 males and 241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176061, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandpur village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Palampur
Pincode	176061
Area (hectares)	65.36 hectares
Population	493
Male Population	252
Female Population	241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	956
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available

How Chandpur compares

By the 2011 count Chandpur is the 114th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 65.36 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Chandpur

Chandpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chandpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chandpur from other places

Chandpur lies about 29 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Patti Rajpura, about 6.3 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
Tehsil headquarters	Palampur	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Patti Rajpura	6.3 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	26 km
District headquarters	Kangra	29 km

Villages closest to Chandpur

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

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Common questions about Chandpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandpur village had a population of 493. That makes it the 114th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Chandpur village has 252 males and 241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandpur has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Chandpur is 176061. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandpur covers 65.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chandpur falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chandpur is Patti Rajpura, about 6.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Chandpur.

Chandpur is about 29 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandpur is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Palampur is about under 2 km away. Patti Rajpura is about 6.3 km away. Dharamsala is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.