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About Chandpur Village

Chandpur is a small village in Gazole tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 490, made up of 254 males and 236 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.86 hectares hectares.

Chandpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Gazole
Area (hectares) 64.86 hectares
Population 490
Male Population 254
Female Population 236
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
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 Chandpur compares

By the 2011 count Chandpur is the 187th largest of the 285 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,163 residents. Its 64.86 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Chandpur

Chandpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chandpur 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 Chandpur from other places

Chandpur lies about 28 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Bhaluka Road, about under 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 Chandpur
Nearest railway station Bhaluka Road under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Gazole 28 km
District headquarters Maldah 28 km
Nearest town Manihāri 30 km

Villages closest to Chandpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandpur village had a population of 490. That makes it the 187th largest of the 285 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,163 residents.

Chandpur village has 254 males and 236 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandpur has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Chandpur covers 64.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chandpur falls under Gazole tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chandpur is Bhaluka Road, about under 2 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 Chandpur.

Chandpur is about 28 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandpur is in Gazole tehsil of Maldah district. Bhaluka Road is about under 2 km away. Gazole is about 28 km away. Maldah 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 Sonapur (2.5 km), Malipara (2.7 km) and Gurandar (3.1 km).

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

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