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About Chandap Village

Chandap is a small village in Ambarnath tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 416, made up of 203 males and 213 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 241 hectares hectares.

Chandap Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandap village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Ambarnath
Area (hectares) 241 hectares
Population 416
Male Population 203
Female Population 213
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,049
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandap compares

By the 2011 count Chandap is the 61st largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,803 residents. Its 241 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Chandap

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

Chandap lies about 9.4 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Kanjur Marg, about under 2 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 Chandap
Nearest railway station Kanjur Marg under 2 km
Nearest town Powai 2.0 km
District headquarters Thane 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Ambarnath 27 km

Villages closest to Chandap

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandap village had a population of 416. That makes it the 61st largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,803 residents.

Chandap village has 203 males and 213 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandap has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 936.

Chandap covers 241 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chandap falls under Ambarnath tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chandap is Kanjur Marg, about under 2 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 Chandap.

Chandap is about 9.4 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandap is in Ambarnath tehsil of Thane district. Kanjur Marg is about under 2 km away. Powai is about 2.0 km away. Thane is about 9.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sai (3.0 km), Wadi (3.4 km) and Mulgaon (6.2 km).

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

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