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About Chandpur Village

Chandpur is a mid sized village in Jalandhar I tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,077, made up of 555 males and 522 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Jalandhar I
Pincode 144101
Area (hectares) 119 hectares
Population 1,077
Male Population 555
Female Population 522
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chandpur compares

By the 2011 count Chandpur is the 66th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,268 residents. Its 119 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

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 <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 31 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Nasrala, about 3.6 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 Nasrala 3.6 km
Nearest town Hoshiārpur 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalandhar I 31 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 31 km

Villages closest to Chandpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jalandhar I 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 1,077. That makes it the 66th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,268 residents.

Chandpur village has 555 males and 522 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandpur has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Chandpur is 144101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandpur covers 119 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chandpur falls under Jalandhar I tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chandpur is Nasrala, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chandpur.

Chandpur is about 31 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandpur is in Jalandhar I tehsil of Jalandhar district. Nasrala is about 3.6 km away. Hoshiārpur is about 9.4 km away. Jalandhar I 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 Kariana (4.7 km), Talwandi Araian (6.7 km) and Bahudinpur (7.5 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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