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About Chandrapura Village

Chandrapura is a small village in Banda tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 457, made up of 253 males and 204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 806 females per 1000 males. The village covers 292.75 hectares hectares.

Chandrapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandrapura village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Banda
Area (hectares) 292.75 hectares
Population 457
Male Population 253
Female Population 204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 806
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandrapura compares

By the 2011 count Chandrapura is the 117th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,047 residents. Its 292.75 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Chandrapura

Chandrapura is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chandrapura as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Chandrapura from other places

Chandrapura lies about 38 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Ganeshganj, about 7.1 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 Chandrapura
Nearest railway station Ganeshganj 7.1 km
Nearest town Garhākota 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Banda 27 km
District headquarters Sagar 38 km

Villages closest to Chandrapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandrapura village had a population of 457. That makes it the 117th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,047 residents.

Chandrapura village has 253 males and 204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandrapura has about 806 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 893.

Chandrapura covers 292.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chandrapura falls under Banda tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chandrapura is Ganeshganj, about 7.1 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 10+ km distance for Chandrapura.

Chandrapura is about 38 km from Sagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandrapura is in Banda tehsil of Sagar district. Ganeshganj is about 7.1 km away. Garhākota is about 7.7 km away. Banda is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghoghra (5.3 km), Majhguwan (12 km) and Hata Khurd (12 km).

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

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