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About Chandrapur Village

Chandrapur is a small village in Maheshpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 297, made up of 131 males and 166 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,267 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandrapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandrapur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Maheshpur
Pincode 816106
Area (hectares) 86.66 hectares
Population 297
Male Population 131
Female Population 166
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,267
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandrapur compares

By the 2011 count Chandrapur is the 215th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 86.66 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Chandrapur

Chandrapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chandrapur as Available within 5 - 10 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 Chandrapur from other places

Chandrapur lies about 17 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Banshlai Bridge, about 9.8 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 Chandrapur
Tehsil headquarters Maheshpur 2.4 km
Nearest railway station Banshlai Bridge 9.8 km
District headquarters Pakur 17 km

Villages closest to Chandrapur

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 Chandrapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandrapur village had a population of 297. That makes it the 215th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Chandrapur village has 131 males and 166 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandrapur has about 1267 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Chandrapur is 816106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandrapur covers 86.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chandrapur falls under Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chandrapur is Banshlai Bridge, about 9.8 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chandrapur.

Chandrapur is about 17 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandrapur is in Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district. Maheshpur is about 2.4 km away. Banshlai Bridge is about 9.8 km away. Pakur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ratanpur (under 2 km), Sibrampur (under 2 km) and Mahadebnagar (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Chandrapur today is likely to be higher.

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