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About Chandpur Village

Chandpur is a mid sized village in Akkalkuwa tehsil, in the district of Nandurbar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 543, made up of 277 males and 266 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.46 hectares hectares.

Chandpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandpur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nandurbar
Tehsil Akkalkuwa
Area (hectares) 29.46 hectares
Population 543
Male Population 277
Female Population 266
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
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 142nd largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents. Its 29.46 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1010.

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 38 km from Nandurbar, and the nearest railway station is Khandbara, about 28 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 Akkalkuwa 11 km
Nearest railway station Khandbara 28 km
Nearest town Taloda 31 km
District headquarters Nandurbar 38 km

Villages closest to Chandpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Akkalkuwa 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 543. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents.

Chandpur village has 277 males and 266 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandpur has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Chandpur covers 29.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chandpur falls under Akkalkuwa tehsil of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chandpur is Khandbara, about 28 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 38 km from Nandurbar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandpur is in Akkalkuwa tehsil of Nandurbar district. Akkalkuwa is about 11 km away. Khandbara is about 28 km away. Taloda is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Udepur (under 2 km), Khapar (2.2 km) and Guliumbar (2.3 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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