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About Chandipurmal Village

Chandipurmal is one of the larger villages in Manikchak tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,799, made up of 3,488 males and 3,311 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1884.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandipurmal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandipurmal village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Manikchak
Pincode 732203
Area (hectares) 1884.6 hectares
Population 6,799
Male Population 3,488
Female Population 3,311
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
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 Chandipurmal compares

By the 2011 count Chandipurmal is the 14th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,747 residents. Its 1884.6 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Chandipurmal

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

Chandipurmal 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 Chandipurmal
Nearest railway station Rajmahal 7.1 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Manikchak 7.7 km
District headquarters Maldah 32 km

Villages closest to Chandipurmal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandipurmal village had a population of 6,799. That makes it the 14th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,747 residents.

Chandipurmal village has 3,488 males and 3,311 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandipurmal has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Chandipurmal is 732203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandipurmal covers 1884.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chandipurmal falls under Manikchak tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chandipurmal 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 Chandipurmal.

Chandipurmal 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.

Chandipurmal is in Manikchak tehsil of Maldah district. Rajmahal is about 7.1 km away. Rājmahal is about 7.2 km away. Manikchak is about 7.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Purbba Saidpur (7.4 km), Saidpur (7.4 km) and Dergama (7.6 km).

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

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