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About Chandpur Village

Chandpur is a large village in Rampurhat I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,012, made up of 1,450 males and 1,562 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,077 females per 1000 males. The village covers 688.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731242, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Rampurhat I
Pincode 731242
Area (hectares) 688.2 hectares
Population 3,012
Male Population 1,450
Female Population 1,562
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,077
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandpur compares

By the 2011 count Chandpur is the 17th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 688.2 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Chandpur

Chandpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chandpur as Available within village. 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 Chandpur from other places

Chandpur lies about 11 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Adalpahari, about 4.6 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 Chandpur
Nearest railway station Adalpahari 4.6 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Rampurhat I 11 km
District headquarters Birbhum 11 km

Villages closest to Chandpur

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.

Common questions about Chandpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandpur village had a population of 3,012. That makes it the 17th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Chandpur village has 1,450 males and 1,562 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandpur has about 1077 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Chandpur is 731242. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandpur covers 688.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chandpur is Adalpahari, about 4.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chandpur.

Chandpur is about 11 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandpur is in Rampurhat I tehsil of Birbhum district. Adalpahari is about 4.6 km away. Rampur Hat is about 9.2 km away. Rampurhat I is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhatina (1.9 km), Radipur (3.9 km) and Salgaria (4.0 km).

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

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