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About Chandpur Village

Chandpur is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 290, made up of 137 males and 153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,117 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173208, 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 Solan
Tehsil Arki
Pincode 173208
Area (hectares) 67.47 hectares
Population 290
Male Population 137
Female Population 153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,117
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 46th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 67.47 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

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 62 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 27 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
Nearest town Sundarnagar 23 km
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Arki 32 km
District headquarters Solan 62 km

Villages closest to Chandpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Arki 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 290. That makes it the 46th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Chandpur village has 137 males and 153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandpur has about 1117 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Chandpur is 173208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandpur covers 67.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chandpur falls under Arki tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chandpur is Kiratpur Sahib, about 27 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 62 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandpur is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Sundarnagar is about 23 km away. Kiratpur Sahib is about 27 km away. Arki is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangal Ghani Dal (2.6 km), Khangar (6.7 km) and Androli (7.3 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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