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About Paschim Chandipur Village

Paschim Chandipur 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 9,522, made up of 4,981 males and 4,541 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 807.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paschim Chandipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paschim Chandipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Manikchak
Pincode 732203
Area (hectares) 807.8 hectares
Population 9,522
Male Population 4,981
Female Population 4,541
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paschim Chandipur compares

By the 2011 count Paschim Chandipur is the 7th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,747 residents. Its 807.8 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Paschim Chandipur

Paschim Chandipur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Paschim Chandipur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Paschim Chandipur from other places

Paschim Chandipur lies about 44 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Dhamdhamia, about 3.0 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 Paschim Chandipur
Nearest railway station Dhamdhamia 3.0 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Manikchak 17 km
District headquarters Maldah 44 km

Villages closest to Paschim Chandipur

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 Paschim Chandipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Paschim Chandipur village had a population of 9,522. That makes it the 7th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,747 residents.

Paschim Chandipur village has 4,981 males and 4,541 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paschim Chandipur has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 931.

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

Paschim Chandipur covers 807.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paschim Chandipur falls under Manikchak tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Paschim Chandipur is Dhamdhamia, about 3.0 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Paschim Chandipur.

Paschim Chandipur is about 44 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paschim Chandipur is in Manikchak tehsil of Maldah district. Dhamdhamia is about 3.0 km away. Rājmahal is about 10 km away. Manikchak is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandipur (under 2 km), Chandipur Tafir (under 2 km) and Dakshin Chandipur (under 2 km).

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

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