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About Chandrapara Village

Chandrapara is a mid sized village in Murarai I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 768, made up of 386 males and 382 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 231.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandrapara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandrapara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Murarai I
Pincode 731219
Area (hectares) 231.42 hectares
Population 768
Male Population 386
Female Population 382
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandrapara compares

By the 2011 count Chandrapara is the 61st 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 231.42 hectares work out to about 3.3 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 Chandrapara

Chandrapara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chandrapara as Available within 10+ 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 Chandrapara from other places

Chandrapara lies about 13 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Swadinpur, about 11 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 Chandrapara
Nearest railway station Swadinpur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Murarai I 13 km
District headquarters Birbhum 13 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 13 km

Villages closest to Chandrapara

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 Chandrapara

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandrapara village had a population of 768. That makes it the 61st largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents.

Chandrapara village has 386 males and 382 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandrapara has about 990 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 Chandrapara is 731219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandrapara covers 231.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chandrapara is Swadinpur, about 11 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 <5 km distance for Chandrapara.

Chandrapara is about 13 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandrapara is in Murarai I tehsil of Birbhum district. Swadinpur is about 11 km away. Murarai I is about 13 km away. Birbhum is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ballabhpur (2.2 km), Harirampur (2.6 km) and Hamidpur (5.9 km).

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

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