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About Chanpadanga Village

Chanpadanga is one of the larger villages in Tarakeswar tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,518, made up of 6,343 males and 6,175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 460.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chanpadanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanpadanga village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Tarakeswar
Pincode 712401
Area (hectares) 460.48 hectares
Population 12,518
Male Population 6,343
Female Population 6,175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chanpadanga compares

By the 2011 count Chanpadanga is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,013 residents. Its 460.48 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Chanpadanga

Chanpadanga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chanpadanga as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Chanpadanga from other places

Chanpadanga lies about 44 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Talpur Halt, about 4.2 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 Chanpadanga
Nearest railway station Talpur Halt 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Tarakeswar 6.6 km
District headquarters Hugli 44 km

Villages closest to Chanpadanga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanpadanga village had a population of 12,518. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,013 residents.

Chanpadanga village has 6,343 males and 6,175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanpadanga has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Chanpadanga is 712401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chanpadanga covers 460.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chanpadanga falls under Tarakeswar tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chanpadanga is Talpur Halt, about 4.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chanpadanga.

Chanpadanga is about 44 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chanpadanga is in Tarakeswar tehsil of Hugli district. Talpur Halt is about 4.2 km away. Tarakeswar is about 6.6 km away. Hugli is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhaonapur (4.4 km), Gangarambati (5.2 km) and Purba Ramnagar (5.3 km).

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

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