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About Chandpara Village

Chandpara is a large village in Sagardighi tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,225, made up of 1,632 males and 1,593 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 684 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandpara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandpara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Sagardighi
Pincode 742213
Area (hectares) 684 hectares
Population 3,225
Male Population 1,632
Female Population 1,593
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chandpara compares

By the 2011 count Chandpara is the 24th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents. Its 684 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Chandpara

Chandpara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chandpara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chandpara from other places

Chandpara lies about 36 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Swadinpur, about 11 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 Chandpara
Nearest railway station Swadinpur 11 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagardighi 22 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 36 km

Villages closest to Chandpara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandpara village had a population of 3,225. That makes it the 24th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents.

Chandpara village has 1,632 males and 1,593 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandpara has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Chandpara is 742213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandpara covers 684 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chandpara falls under Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chandpara is Swadinpur, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Chandpara.

Chandpara is about 36 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandpara is in Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district. Swadinpur is about 11 km away. Rampur Hat is about 13 km away. Sagardighi is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harirampur (2.6 km), Santoshpur (4.1 km) and Hatpara (5.1 km).

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

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