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About Chandipur Village

Chandipur is a large village in English Bazar tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,191, made up of 1,130 males and 1,061 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil English Bazar
Pincode 732103
Area (hectares) 145.51 hectares
Population 2,191
Male Population 1,130
Female Population 1,061
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
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 Chandipur compares

By the 2011 count Chandipur is the 34th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,248 residents. Its 145.51 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Chandipur

The census records public bus service for Chandipur 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 Chandipur from other places

Chandipur lies about 32 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Rajmahal, about 7.1 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 Chandipur
Nearest railway station Rajmahal 7.1 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 7.2 km
District headquarters Maldah 32 km
Tehsil headquarters English Bazar 34 km

Villages closest to Chandipur

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 Chandipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandipur village had a population of 2,191. That makes it the 34th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,248 residents.

Chandipur village has 1,130 males and 1,061 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandipur has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Chandipur is 732103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandipur covers 145.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Chandipur is Rajmahal, about 7.1 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 Chandipur.

Chandipur is about 32 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandipur is in English Bazar tehsil of Maldah district. Rajmahal is about 7.1 km away. Rājmahal is about 7.2 km away. Maldah is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lalapur (9.8 km), Imamnagar (13 km) and Barampur (17 km).

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

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