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About Chandpur Village

Chandpur is a small village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 263, made up of 137 males and 126 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174101, 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 Nalagarh
Pincode 174101
Area (hectares) 92.16 hectares
Population 263
Male Population 137
Female Population 126
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chandpur compares

By the 2011 count Chandpur is the 112th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 92.16 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

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 5 - 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 46 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Ghanauli, about 4.6 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 railway station Ghanauli 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Nalagarh 8.4 km
Nearest town Ropar 12 km
District headquarters Solan 46 km

Villages closest to Chandpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nalagarh 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 112th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Chandpur village has 137 males and 126 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandpur has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Chandpur is 174101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandpur covers 92.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chandpur is Ghanauli, about 4.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 46 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 Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Ghanauli is about 4.6 km away. Nalagarh is about 8.4 km away. Ropar is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Berampur (under 2 km), Teliwala (under 2 km) and Garjewal (under 2 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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