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About Chandpur Village

Chandpur is a small village in Karahal tehsil, in the district of Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 145, made up of 77 males and 68 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 260 hectares hectares.

Chandpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sheopur
Tehsil Karahal
Area (hectares) 260 hectares
Population 145
Male Population 77
Female Population 68
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandpur compares

By the 2011 count Chandpur is the 92nd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,108 residents. Its 260 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Chandpur

Chandpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chandpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 61 km from Sheopur, and the nearest railway station is Khonker, about 38 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
Tehsil headquarters Karahal 21 km
Nearest railway station Khonker 38 km
Nearest town Shivpuri 46 km
District headquarters Sheopur 61 km

Villages closest to Chandpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karahal 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 145. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,108 residents.

Chandpur village has 77 males and 68 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandpur has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 914.

Chandpur covers 260 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chandpur falls under Karahal tehsil of Sheopur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chandpur is Khonker, about 38 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 village for Chandpur.

Chandpur is about 61 km from Sheopur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandpur is in Karahal tehsil of Sheopur district. Karahal is about 21 km away. Khonker is about 38 km away. Shivpuri is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gadhla (3.4 km), Tighara (3.6 km) and Sarari Kalan (6.0 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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