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About Chandpur Village

Chandpur is a mid sized village in Manikchak tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,261, made up of 654 males and 607 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Manikchak
Pincode 732202
Area (hectares) 125.84 hectares
Population 1,261
Male Population 654
Female Population 607
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandpur compares

By the 2011 count Chandpur is the 57th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,747 residents. Its 125.84 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Chandpur

Chandpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chandpur 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 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 57 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Gumani, about 3.2 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 Gumani 3.2 km
Nearest town Farakka 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Manikchak 34 km
District headquarters Maldah 57 km

Villages closest to Chandpur

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 Chandpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandpur village had a population of 1,261. That makes it the 57th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,747 residents.

Chandpur village has 654 males and 607 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandpur has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Chandpur is 732202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandpur covers 125.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Chandpur is Gumani, about 3.2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chandpur.

Chandpur is about 57 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 Manikchak tehsil of Maldah district. Gumani is about 3.2 km away. Farakka is about 13 km away. Manikchak is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Biswambhar Binodpur (5.5 km), Kangsha Binodpur (5.5 km) and Kesarpur (8.1 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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