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About Guru Chandrapur Village

Guru Chandrapur is a small village in Mayureswar I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 164, made up of 85 males and 79 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 273.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Guru Chandrapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Guru Chandrapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Mayureswar I
Pincode 731213
Area (hectares) 273.31 hectares
Population 164
Male Population 85
Female Population 79
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
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 Guru Chandrapur compares

By the 2011 count Guru Chandrapur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents. Its 273.31 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Guru Chandrapur

Guru Chandrapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Guru Chandrapur 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 Guru Chandrapur from other places

Guru Chandrapur lies about 28 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Gadadharpur, about 16 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 Guru Chandrapur
Nearest railway station Gadadharpur 16 km
Nearest town Siuri 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Mayureswar I 28 km
District headquarters Birbhum 28 km

Villages closest to Guru Chandrapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mayureswar 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 Guru Chandrapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Guru Chandrapur village had a population of 164. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents.

Guru Chandrapur village has 85 males and 79 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Guru Chandrapur has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Guru Chandrapur is 731213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Guru Chandrapur covers 273.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Guru Chandrapur falls under Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Guru Chandrapur is Gadadharpur, about 16 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 Guru Chandrapur.

Guru Chandrapur is about 28 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Guru Chandrapur is in Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district. Gadadharpur is about 16 km away. Siuri is about 20 km away. Mayureswar I is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dewanganj (4.4 km), Rautara (9.5 km) and Haturia (10 km).

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

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