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About Chandua Village

Chandua is a large village in Chanchal II tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,038, made up of 2,032 males and 2,006 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 405.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandua village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Chanchal II
Pincode 732139
Area (hectares) 405.84 hectares
Population 4,038
Male Population 2,032
Female Population 2,006
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chandua compares

By the 2011 count Chandua is the 12th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,281 residents. Its 405.84 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Chandua

The census records public bus service for Chandua 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chandua from other places

Chandua lies about 44 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Kamalpur Halt, about 5.2 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 Chandua
Nearest railway station Kamalpur Halt 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Chanchal II 17 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 27 km
District headquarters Maldah 44 km

Villages closest to Chandua

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 Chandua

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandua village had a population of 4,038. That makes it the 12th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,281 residents.

Chandua village has 2,032 males and 2,006 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandua has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Chandua is 732139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandua covers 405.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Chandua is Kamalpur Halt, about 5.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Chandua.

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

Chandua is in Chanchal II tehsil of Maldah district. Kamalpur Halt is about 5.2 km away. Chanchal II is about 17 km away. Rāiganj is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lakshmipur (3.4 km), Damaipur (3.9 km) and Aolagachhi Chaupukuria (4.0 km).

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

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