About Chandankantha Village

Chandankantha is a mid sized village in Rampurhat I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 756, made up of 381 males and 375 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandankantha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandankantha village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Rampurhat I
Pincode	731233
Area (hectares)	122.73 hectares
Population	756
Male Population	381
Female Population	375
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	984
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 Chandankantha compares

By the 2011 count Chandankantha is the 74th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 122.73 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Chandankantha

Chandankantha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chandankantha 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chandankantha from other places

Chandankantha lies about 25 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Gadadharpur, 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 Chandankantha
Nearest railway station	Gadadharpur	11 km
Nearest town	Sainthia	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rampurhat I	25 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	25 km

Villages closest to Chandankantha

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

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Common questions about Chandankantha

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandankantha village had a population of 756. That makes it the 74th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Chandankantha village has 381 males and 375 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandankantha has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Chandankantha is 731233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandankantha covers 122.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chandankantha falls under Rampurhat I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chandankantha is Gadadharpur, about 11 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chandankantha.

Chandankantha is about 25 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandankantha is in Rampurhat I tehsil of Birbhum district. Gadadharpur is about 11 km away. Sainthia is about 15 km away. Rampurhat I is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.