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About Chandipur Village

Chandipur 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 700, made up of 347 males and 353 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Tapan
Pincode 733127
Area (hectares) 189.12 hectares
Population 700
Male Population 347
Female Population 353
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandipur compares

By the 2011 count Chandipur is the 126th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 189.12 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Chandipur

Chandipur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chandipur as Available within <5 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 Chandipur from other places

Chandipur lies about 161 km from Dakshin Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, about 7.5 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 Chandipur
Nearest town Rampur Hat 7.3 km
Nearest railway station Rampurhat Junction 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Tapan 13 km
District headquarters Dakshin Dinajpur 161 km

Villages closest to Chandipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandipur village had a population of 700. That makes it the 126th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Chandipur village has 347 males and 353 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandipur has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Chandipur is 733127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandipur covers 189.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chandipur is Rampurhat Junction, about 7.5 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chandipur.

Chandipur is about 161 km from Dakshin Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandipur is in Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Rampur Hat is about 7.3 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 7.5 km away. Tapan 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 Tarajpur (under 2 km), Atila (2.4 km) and Faradpur (4.4 km).

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

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