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About Chapadanga Village

Chapadanga is a large village in Mal tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,299, made up of 1,175 males and 1,124 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 429.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chapadanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chapadanga village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Jalpaiguri
Tehsil Mal
Pincode 735218
Area (hectares) 429.7 hectares
Population 2,299
Male Population 1,175
Female Population 1,124
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
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 Chapadanga compares

By the 2011 count Chapadanga is the 56th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,754 residents. Its 429.7 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Chapadanga

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

Chapadanga lies about 15 km from Jalpaiguri, and the nearest railway station is Lataguri, about 6.8 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 Chapadanga
Nearest railway station Lataguri 6.8 km
Nearest town Maināguri 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Mal 15 km
District headquarters Jalpaiguri 15 km

Villages closest to Chapadanga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chapadanga village had a population of 2,299. That makes it the 56th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,754 residents.

Chapadanga village has 1,175 males and 1,124 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chapadanga has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Chapadanga is 735218. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chapadanga covers 429.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chapadanga falls under Mal tehsil of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chapadanga is Lataguri, about 6.8 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 Chapadanga.

Chapadanga is about 15 km from Jalpaiguri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chapadanga is in Mal tehsil of Jalpaiguri district. Lataguri is about 6.8 km away. Maināguri is about 13 km away. Mal is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Purbba Sangapara (under 2 km), Dakshin Saripakuri (1.8 km) and Paschim Sangapara (1.9 km).

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

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