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About Chandanpur Village

Chandanpur is a mid sized village in Jangipara tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,969, made up of 984 males and 985 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,001 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandanpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Jangipara
Pincode 712404
Area (hectares) 90.65 hectares
Population 1,969
Male Population 984
Female Population 985
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,001
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 Chandanpur compares

By the 2011 count Chandanpur is the 34th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents. Its 90.65 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Chandanpur

Chandanpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chandanpur 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 Chandanpur from other places

Chandanpur lies about 51 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Chengail, about 4.6 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 Chandanpur
Nearest town Pānchla 2.4 km
Nearest railway station Chengail 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Jangipara 25 km
District headquarters Hugli 51 km

Villages closest to Chandanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandanpur village had a population of 1,969. That makes it the 34th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents.

Chandanpur village has 984 males and 985 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandanpur has about 1001 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Chandanpur is 712404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandanpur covers 90.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chandanpur falls under Jangipara tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chandanpur is Chengail, about 4.6 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 Chandanpur.

Chandanpur is about 51 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandanpur is in Jangipara tehsil of Hugli district. Pānchla is about 2.4 km away. Chengail is about 4.6 km away. Jangipara is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagannathpur (3.9 km), Bhimpur (8.3 km) and Ilampur (8.5 km).

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

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