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About Chandpur Village

Chandpur is a small village in Thakurgangti tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 443, made up of 232 males and 211 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Thakurgangti
Pincode 813208
Area (hectares) 84.88 hectares
Population 443
Male Population 232
Female Population 211
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ 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 68th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 84.88 hectares work out to about 5.2 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 981.

Getting to Chandpur

Chandpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chandpur as Available within 10+ 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chandpur from other places

Chandpur lies about 55 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Pirpainti, about under 2 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 Pirpainti under 2 km
Nearest town Colgong 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Thakurgangti 20 km
District headquarters Godda 55 km

Villages closest to Chandpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Thakurgangti 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 443. That makes it the 68th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Chandpur village has 232 males and 211 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandpur has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Chandpur is 813208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandpur covers 84.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chandpur falls under Thakurgangti tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chandpur is Pirpainti, about under 2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chandpur.

Chandpur is about 55 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandpur is in Thakurgangti tehsil of Godda district. Pirpainti is about under 2 km away. Colgong is about 18 km away. Thakurgangti is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahadur Chak (6.5 km), Birnath Chak (6.5 km) and Gobindi Chak (6.5 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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