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About Chandangar Village

Chandangar is a small village in English Bazar tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 85, made up of 41 males and 44 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,073 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandangar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandangar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil English Bazar
Pincode 732206
Area (hectares) 60.94 hectares
Population 85
Male Population 41
Female Population 44
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,073
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandangar compares

By the 2011 count Chandangar is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,248 residents. Its 60.94 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Chandangar

Chandangar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chandangar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Chandangar from other places

Chandangar lies about 39 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Bakudi, about 7.4 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 Chandangar
Nearest railway station Bakudi 7.4 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 11 km
Tehsil headquarters English Bazar 31 km
District headquarters Maldah 39 km

Villages closest to Chandangar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in English Bazar 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 Chandangar

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandangar village had a population of 85. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,248 residents.

Chandangar village has 41 males and 44 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandangar has about 1073 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Chandangar is 732206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandangar covers 60.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chandangar falls under English Bazar tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chandangar is Bakudi, about 7.4 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chandangar.

Chandangar is about 39 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandangar is in English Bazar tehsil of Maldah district. Bakudi is about 7.4 km away. Rājmahal is about 11 km away. English Bazar is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barampur (under 2 km), Gangarampur (under 2 km) and Raypur (under 2 km).

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

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