About Chandra Village

Chandra is a mid sized village in Galsi I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 541, made up of 330 males and 211 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 639 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713420, 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	Barddhaman
Tehsil	Galsi I
Pincode	713420
Area (hectares)	173.1 hectares
Population	541
Male Population	330
Female Population	211
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	639
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chandra compares

By the 2011 count Chandra is the 74th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,935 residents. Its 173.1 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Chandra

Chandra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chandra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bolpur, Borachatra, Budbud and Chak Khandajuli. 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.

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Common questions about Chandra

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandra village had a population of 541. That makes it the 74th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,935 residents.

Chandra village has 330 males and 211 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandra has about 639 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Chandra is 713420. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandra covers 173.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chandra falls under Galsi I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Chandra notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chandra.

Chandra is in Galsi I tehsil of Barddhaman 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.