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About Chandpur Village

Chandpur is a mid sized village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,362, made up of 716 males and 646 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 632 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Anandpur Sahib
Pincode 140116
Area (hectares) 632 hectares
Population 1,362
Male Population 716
Female Population 646
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chandpur compares

By the 2011 count Chandpur is the 41st largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 945 residents. Its 632 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 947.

Getting to Chandpur

Chandpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chandpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 25 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 4.1 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 Kiratpur Sahib 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Anandpur Sahib 5.4 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 25 km
Nearest town Ropar 25 km

Villages closest to Chandpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Anandpur Sahib 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 1,362. That makes it the 41st largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 945 residents.

Chandpur village has 716 males and 646 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandpur has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Chandpur is 140116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandpur covers 632 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 Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chandpur is Kiratpur Sahib, about 4.1 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 <5 km distance for Chandpur.

Chandpur is about 25 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandpur is in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Kiratpur Sahib is about 4.1 km away. Anandpur Sahib is about 5.4 km away. Rupnagar is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gajjpur (2.0 km), Chahar Majra (2.0 km) and Ghahi Majra (2.0 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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