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About Chandpur Village

Chandpur is a mid sized village in Tumsar tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,534, made up of 789 males and 745 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 685 hectares hectares.

Chandpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandpur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Tumsar
Area (hectares) 685 hectares
Population 1,534
Male Population 789
Female Population 745
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandpur compares

By the 2011 count Chandpur is the 36th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 685 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

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 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 Chandpur from other places

Chandpur lies about 42 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Gobarwahi, about 10 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 Gobarwahi 10 km
Nearest town Tirorā 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Tumsar 17 km
District headquarters Bhandara 42 km

Villages closest to Chandpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tumsar 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 1,534. That makes it the 36th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Chandpur village has 789 males and 745 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandpur has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Chandpur covers 685 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chandpur falls under Tumsar tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chandpur is Gobarwahi, about 10 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 10+ km distance for Chandpur.

Chandpur is about 42 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandpur is in Tumsar tehsil of Bhandara district. Gobarwahi is about 10 km away. Tirorā is about 16 km away. Tumsar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Murali (1.8 km), Temani (1.9 km) and Mohadi Khapa (3.0 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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