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About Chandpur Village

Chandpur is a small village in Pakuria tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 37, made up of 18 males and 19 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816117, 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 Pakuria
Pincode 816117
Area (hectares) 82 hectares
Population 37
Male Population 18
Female Population 19
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,056
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chandpur compares

By the 2011 count Chandpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 742 residents. Its 82 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1017.

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 5 - 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 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 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
Nearest railway station Murarai 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Pakuria 17 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 Pakuria 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 37. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 742 residents.

Chandpur village has 18 males and 19 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandpur has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Chandpur is 816117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandpur covers 82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chandpur falls under Pakuria 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 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance 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 Pakuria tehsil of Pakur district. Murarai is about 12 km away. Pakuria is about 17 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 Namo Parkura (5.3 km), Parolla (5.5 km) and Murgadanga (6.2 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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