About Chandrapur Village

Chandrapur is a large village in Rajnagar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,012, made up of 1,033 males and 979 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 844.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandrapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandrapur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Rajnagar
Pincode	731126
Area (hectares)	844.17 hectares
Population	2,012
Male Population	1,033
Female Population	979
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	948
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandrapur compares

By the 2011 count Chandrapur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 735 residents. Its 844.17 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Chandrapur

Chandrapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chandrapur as Available within 10+ 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chandrapur from other places

Chandrapur lies about 65 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Panchra, about 13 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 Chandrapur
Tehsil headquarters	Rajnagar	8.9 km
Nearest railway station	Panchra	13 km
Nearest town	Dubrājpur	15 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	65 km

Villages closest to Chandrapur

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

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Common questions about Chandrapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandrapur village had a population of 2,012. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 735 residents.

Chandrapur village has 1,033 males and 979 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandrapur has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Chandrapur is 731126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandrapur covers 844.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chandrapur falls under Rajnagar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chandrapur is Panchra, about 13 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chandrapur.

Chandrapur is about 65 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandrapur is in Rajnagar tehsil of Birbhum district. Rajnagar is about 8.9 km away. Panchra is about 13 km away. Dubrājpur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.