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About Chandrail Village

Chandrail is a mid sized village in Tapan tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,145, made up of 571 males and 574 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandrail Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandrail village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Tapan
Pincode 733142
Area (hectares) 68.13 hectares
Population 1,145
Male Population 571
Female Population 574
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
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 Chandrail compares

By the 2011 count Chandrail is the 66th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 68.13 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Chandrail

Chandrail is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chandrail 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. The nearest villages by name are Chak Sib, Chanchai, Chandhati and Chandipur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Chandrail

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandrail village had a population of 1,145. That makes it the 66th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Chandrail village has 571 males and 574 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandrail has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Chandrail is 733142. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandrail covers 68.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chandrail falls under Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Chandrail notes the nearest railway station 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 Chandrail.

Chandrail is in Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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