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About Chandpur Village

Chandpur is a small village in Shikaripara tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 172, made up of 74 males and 98 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,324 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Shikaripara
Pincode 816103
Area (hectares) 76.08 hectares
Population 172
Male Population 74
Female Population 98
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,324
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandpur compares

By the 2011 count Chandpur is the 185th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 547 residents. Its 76.08 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

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 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bucham, Chaipani, Chaklata and Chandangaria. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 172. That makes it the 185th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 547 residents.

Chandpur village has 74 males and 98 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandpur has about 1324 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Chandpur is 816103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandpur covers 76.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chandpur falls under Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Chandpur notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Chandpur.

Chandpur is in Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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