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About Chandakpur Village

Chandakpur is a large village in Basavakalyan tehsil, in the district of Bidar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,242, made up of 1,128 males and 1,114 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1015.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585419, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandakpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandakpur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bidar
Tehsil Basavakalyan
Pincode 585419
Area (hectares) 1015.06 hectares
Population 2,242
Male Population 1,128
Female Population 1,114
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandakpur compares

By the 2011 count Chandakpur is the 42nd largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,509 residents. Its 1015.06 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Chandakpur

Chandakpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chandakpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Chandakpur from other places

Chandakpur lies about 73 km from Bidar, and the nearest railway station is Hallikhed K., about 31 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 Chandakpur
Tehsil headquarters Basavakalyan 13 km
Nearest railway station Hallikhed K. 31 km
District headquarters Bidar 73 km

Villages closest to Chandakpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Basavakalyan 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 Chandakpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandakpur village had a population of 2,242. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,509 residents.

Chandakpur village has 1,128 males and 1,114 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandakpur has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Chandakpur is 585419. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandakpur covers 1015.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chandakpur falls under Basavakalyan tehsil of Bidar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chandakpur is Hallikhed K., about 31 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 10+ km distance for Chandakpur.

Chandakpur is about 73 km from Bidar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandakpur is in Basavakalyan tehsil of Bidar district. Basavakalyan is about 13 km away. Hallikhed K. is about 31 km away. Bidar is about 73 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Umapur (2.3 km), Mantala (3.1 km) and Halli (3.2 km).

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

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