Skip to main content

About Chandpur Village

Chandpur is a mid sized village in Maheshpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 627, made up of 324 males and 303 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Maheshpur
Pincode 814111
Area (hectares) 78.09 hectares
Population 627
Male Population 324
Female Population 303
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within village
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 115th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 78.09 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Chandpur

Chandpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chandpur as Available within village. 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 22 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Murarai, about 12 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 Maheshpur 3.0 km
Nearest railway station Murarai 12 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 21 km
District headquarters Pakur 22 km

Villages closest to Chandpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maheshpur 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 627. That makes it the 115th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Chandpur village has 324 males and 303 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandpur has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Chandpur is 814111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandpur covers 78.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chandpur falls under Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chandpur is Murarai, about 12 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chandpur.

Chandpur is about 22 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandpur is in Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district. Maheshpur is about 3.0 km away. Murarai is about 12 km away. Nalhāti is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salempur (under 2 km), Purnadanga (under 2 km) and Anandpur (1.5 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.

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.