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About Chandpur Village

Chandpur is a small village in Nabagram tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 167, made up of 87 males and 80 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742140, 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 Murshidabad
Tehsil Nabagram
Pincode 742140
Area (hectares) 68.38 hectares
Population 167
Male Population 87
Female Population 80
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
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 among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,088 residents. Its 68.38 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 961.

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 153 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Azamnagar Road, about 6.1 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 Chandpur
Nearest railway station Azamnagar Road 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Nabagram 14 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 25 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 153 km

Villages closest to Chandpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nabagram 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 167. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,088 residents.

Chandpur village has 87 males and 80 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandpur has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Chandpur is 742140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandpur covers 68.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chandpur falls under Nabagram tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chandpur is Azamnagar Road, about 6.1 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chandpur.

Chandpur is about 153 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandpur is in Nabagram tehsil of Murshidabad district. Azamnagar Road is about 6.1 km away. Nabagram is about 14 km away. Rāiganj is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garra (2.2 km), Baniapara (4.6 km) and Mahespur (7.8 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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