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About Chandanpur Village

Chandanpur is a small village in Murarai I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 406, made up of 192 males and 214 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,115 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandanpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Murarai I
Pincode 731222
Area (hectares) 127.28 hectares
Population 406
Male Population 192
Female Population 214
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,115
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandanpur compares

By the 2011 count Chandanpur is the 73rd largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents. Its 127.28 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Chandanpur

Chandanpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chandanpur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chandanpur from other places

Chandanpur lies about 34 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Banshlai Bridge, about 6.2 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 Chandanpur
Nearest railway station Banshlai Bridge 6.2 km
Nearest town Pakur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Murarai I 34 km
District headquarters Birbhum 34 km

Villages closest to Chandanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandanpur village had a population of 406. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents.

Chandanpur village has 192 males and 214 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandanpur has about 1115 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Chandanpur is 731222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandanpur covers 127.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chandanpur falls under Murarai I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chandanpur is Banshlai Bridge, about 6.2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chandanpur.

Chandanpur is about 34 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandanpur is in Murarai I tehsil of Birbhum district. Banshlai Bridge is about 6.2 km away. Pakur is about 14 km away. Murarai I is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harinduba (under 2 km), Panpur (under 2 km) and Mahimuji (3.7 km).

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

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