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About Chandpur Village

Chandpur is a small village in Sarkaghat tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 263, made up of 135 males and 128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175026, 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 Mandi
Tehsil Sarkaghat
Pincode 175026
Area (hectares) 63.6 hectares
Population 263
Male Population 135
Female Population 128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandpur compares

By the 2011 count Chandpur is the 98th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 63.6 hectares work out to about 4.1 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 1086.

Getting to Chandpur

Chandpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chandpur as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Chandpur from other places

Chandpur lies about 48 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Churaru Takarla, about 30 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 Sarkaghat 29 km
Nearest railway station Churaru Takarla 30 km
Nearest town Nangal 41 km
District headquarters Mandi 48 km

Villages closest to Chandpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sarkaghat 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 263. That makes it the 98th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Chandpur village has 135 males and 128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandpur has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Chandpur is 175026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandpur covers 63.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chandpur falls under Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chandpur is Churaru Takarla, about 30 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chandpur.

Chandpur is about 48 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandpur is in Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district. Sarkaghat is about 29 km away. Churaru Takarla is about 30 km away. Nangal is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jodhan (5.6 km), Chhebehar (5.8 km) and Tanyahar (5.8 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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