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About Chandrapara Village

Chandrapara is a large village in Chanchal II tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,279, made up of 1,204 males and 1,075 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 213.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandrapara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandrapara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Chanchal II
Pincode 732126
Area (hectares) 213.48 hectares
Population 2,279
Male Population 1,204
Female Population 1,075
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandrapara compares

By the 2011 count Chandrapara is the 35th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,281 residents. Its 213.48 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Chandrapara

Chandrapara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chandrapara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Chandrapara from other places

Chandrapara lies about 54 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Dhachna, about 1.6 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 Chandrapara
Nearest railway station Dhachna 1.6 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Chanchal II 28 km
District headquarters Maldah 54 km

Villages closest to Chandrapara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chanchal II 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 Chandrapara

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandrapara village had a population of 2,279. That makes it the 35th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,281 residents.

Chandrapara village has 1,204 males and 1,075 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandrapara has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Chandrapara is 732126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandrapara covers 213.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chandrapara falls under Chanchal II tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chandrapara is Dhachna, about 1.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chandrapara.

Chandrapara is about 54 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandrapara is in Chanchal II tehsil of Maldah district. Dhachna is about 1.6 km away. Rāiganj is about 15 km away. Chanchal II is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahadipur (4.8 km), Chandipur Darmar (7.1 km) and Gorakhpur (9.5 km).

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

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