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About Chandra Village

Chandra is a small village in Indpur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 434, made up of 219 males and 215 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722173, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Indpur
Pincode 722173
Area (hectares) 129.06 hectares
Population 434
Male Population 219
Female Population 215
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandra compares

By the 2011 count Chandra is the 129th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 798 residents. Its 129.06 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Chandra

Chandra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chandra 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chaitandihi, Chaka, Chakadoba and Chakaltasahar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Chandra

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandra village had a population of 434. That makes it the 129th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 798 residents.

Chandra village has 219 males and 215 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandra has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Chandra is 722173. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandra covers 129.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chandra falls under Indpur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Chandra notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Chandra is in Indpur tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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