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About Chandpur Village

Chandpur is a small village in Jaitpur tehsil, in the district of Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 365, made up of 184 males and 181 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.9 hectares hectares.

Chandpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shahdol
Tehsil Jaitpur
Area (hectares) 72.9 hectares
Population 365
Male Population 184
Female Population 181
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandpur compares

By the 2011 count Chandpur is the 146th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 879 residents. Its 72.9 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Chandpur

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

Chandpur lies about 72 km from Shahdol, and the nearest railway station is Umaria, about 34 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 Umaria 34 km
Nearest town Nowrozabad 34 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaitpur 35 km
District headquarters Shahdol 72 km

Villages closest to Chandpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jaitpur 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 365. That makes it the 146th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 879 residents.

Chandpur village has 184 males and 181 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandpur has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1020.

Chandpur covers 72.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chandpur falls under Jaitpur tehsil of Shahdol district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chandpur is Umaria, about 34 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 <5 km distance for Chandpur.

Chandpur is about 72 km from Shahdol in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandpur is in Jaitpur tehsil of Shahdol district. Umaria is about 34 km away. Nowrozabad is about 34 km away. Jaitpur is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarai Bahra (2.9 km), Bhamala (8.0 km) and Rasmohani (11 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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