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About Chandrapur Village

Chandrapur is a mid sized village in Rahta tehsil, in the district of Ahmadnagar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,154, made up of 598 males and 556 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 316.73 hectares hectares.

Chandrapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandrapur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ahmadnagar
Tehsil Rahta
Area (hectares) 316.73 hectares
Population 1,154
Male Population 598
Female Population 556
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandrapur compares

By the 2011 count Chandrapur is the 51st largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,520 residents. Its 316.73 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Chandrapur

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

Chandrapur lies about 27 km from Ahmadnagar, and the nearest railway station is Kalmeshwar, about 17 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 Chandrapur
Nearest town Wānādongri 16 km
Nearest railway station Kalmeshwar 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Rahta 27 km
District headquarters Ahmadnagar 27 km

Villages closest to Chandrapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandrapur village had a population of 1,154. That makes it the 51st largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,520 residents.

Chandrapur village has 598 males and 556 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandrapur has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Chandrapur covers 316.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chandrapur falls under Rahta tehsil of Ahmadnagar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chandrapur is Kalmeshwar, about 17 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 <5 km distance for Chandrapur.

Chandrapur is about 27 km from Ahmadnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandrapur is in Rahta tehsil of Ahmadnagar district. Wānādongri is about 16 km away. Kalmeshwar is about 17 km away. Rahta 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 Rui (7.9 km), Adgaon Kh (17 km) and Kelwad Kh (17 km).

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

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