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About Chandanpur Village

Chandanpur is a small village in Kolaras tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 328, made up of 175 males and 153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 258.78 hectares hectares.

Chandanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandanpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Kolaras
Area (hectares) 258.78 hectares
Population 328
Male Population 175
Female Population 153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
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 Chandanpur compares

By the 2011 count Chandanpur is the 142nd largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 758 residents. Its 258.78 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Chandanpur

Chandanpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chandanpur 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 Chandanpur from other places

Chandanpur lies about 36 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Kolaras, about 18 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 Chandanpur
Nearest railway station Kolaras 18 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 36 km

Villages closest to Chandanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandanpur village had a population of 328. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 758 residents.

Chandanpur village has 175 males and 153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandanpur has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 869.

Chandanpur covers 258.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chandanpur falls under Kolaras tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chandanpur is Kolaras, about 18 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 Chandanpur.

Chandanpur is about 36 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandanpur is in Kolaras tehsil of Shivpuri district. Kolaras is about 18 km away. Shivpuri is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manpur (2.0 km), Kherona Dang (2.4 km) and Unai (3.1 km).

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

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