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About Chandipur Village

Chandipur is a mid sized village in Harischandrapur I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 608, made up of 315 males and 293 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732140, 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 Harischandrapur I
Pincode 732140
Area (hectares) 95.33 hectares
Population 608
Male Population 315
Female Population 293
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
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 Chandipur compares

By the 2011 count Chandipur is the 85th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,918 residents. Its 95.33 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Chandipur

Chandipur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chandipur 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 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
Tehsil headquarters Harischandrapur I 32 km
District headquarters Maldah 32 km

Villages closest to Chandipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Harischandrapur I 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 608. That makes it the 85th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,918 residents.

Chandipur village has 315 males and 293 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandipur has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Chandipur is 732140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandipur covers 95.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chandipur falls under Harischandrapur I 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 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 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 Harischandrapur I tehsil of Maldah district. Rajmahal is about 7.1 km away. Rājmahal is about 7.2 km away. Harischandrapur I 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 Kotal (15 km), Narayanpur (17 km) and Bishanpur (20 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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