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About Chandra Village

Chandra is a large village in Balagarh tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,642, made up of 1,869 males and 1,773 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 174.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712514, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Balagarh
Pincode 712514
Area (hectares) 174.02 hectares
Population 3,642
Male Population 1,869
Female Population 1,773
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Chandra compares

By the 2011 count Chandra is the 10th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents. Its 174.02 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Chandra

The census records public bus service for Chandra 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chandra from other places

Chandra lies about 8.2 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Halisahar, about 4.8 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 Chandra
Nearest railway station Halisahar 4.8 km
Nearest town Naihāti 6.2 km
District headquarters Hugli 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Balagarh 19 km

Villages closest to Chandra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandra village had a population of 3,642. That makes it the 10th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents.

Chandra village has 1,869 males and 1,773 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandra has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Chandra is 712514. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandra covers 174.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chandra falls under Balagarh tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chandra is Halisahar, about 4.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Chandra is about 8.2 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandra is in Balagarh tehsil of Hugli district. Halisahar is about 4.8 km away. Naihāti is about 6.2 km away. Hugli is about 8.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mamudpur (2.5 km), Kanpara (3.9 km) and Dadpur (3.9 km).

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

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