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About Chanparai Village

Chanparai is a mid sized village in Chinsurah Magra tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,672, made up of 823 males and 849 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 309.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chanparai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanparai village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Chinsurah Magra
Pincode 712148
Area (hectares) 309.1 hectares
Population 1,672
Male Population 823
Female Population 849
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chanparai compares

By the 2011 count Chanparai is the 21st largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents. Its 309.1 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Chanparai

Chanparai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chanparai 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chanparai from other places

Chanparai lies about 31 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Belur Math, about under 2 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 Chanparai
Nearest town Chakapara under 2 km
Nearest railway station Belur Math under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Chinsurah Magra 31 km
District headquarters Hugli 31 km

Villages closest to Chanparai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chinsurah Magra 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 Chanparai

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanparai village had a population of 1,672. That makes it the 21st largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents.

Chanparai village has 823 males and 849 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanparai has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Chanparai is 712148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chanparai covers 309.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chanparai falls under Chinsurah Magra tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chanparai is Belur Math, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Chanparai.

Chanparai is about 31 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chanparai is in Chinsurah Magra tehsil of Hugli district. Chakapara is about under 2 km away. Belur Math is about under 2 km away. Chinsurah Magra is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Krishnapur Chandanpur (9.2 km), Gaharpur (11 km) and Balagarh (14 km).

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

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