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About Chandpur Village

Chandpur is a mid sized village in Sainthia tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 773, made up of 404 males and 369 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731201, 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 Sainthia
Pincode 731201
Area (hectares) 106.33 hectares
Population 773
Male Population 404
Female Population 369
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chandpur compares

By the 2011 count Chandpur is the 86th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 862 residents. Its 106.33 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Chandpur

The census records public bus service for Chandpur as Available within 5 - 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 <5 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 28 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Gadadharpur, about 14 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 Gadadharpur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Sainthia 18 km
District headquarters Birbhum 28 km

Villages closest to Chandpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sainthia 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 773. That makes it the 86th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 862 residents.

Chandpur village has 404 males and 369 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandpur has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Chandpur is 731201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandpur covers 106.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chandpur falls under Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chandpur is Gadadharpur, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chandpur.

Chandpur 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.

Chandpur is in Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district. Gadadharpur is about 14 km away. Sainthia is about 18 km away. Birbhum 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 Uttar Chandpur (under 2 km), Bara (2.8 km) and Akudihi (3.1 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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