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About Chandpur Village

Chandpur is a small village in Sagardighi tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 191, made up of 105 males and 86 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 819 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742226, 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 Sagardighi
Pincode 742226
Area (hectares) 78.35 hectares
Population 191
Male Population 105
Female Population 86
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 819
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 160th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents. Its 78.35 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

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 55 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Nalhati Junction, about 9.4 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 town Nalhāti 8.5 km
Nearest railway station Nalhati Junction 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagardighi 35 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 55 km

Villages closest to Chandpur

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 Chandpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandpur village had a population of 191. That makes it the 160th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents.

Chandpur village has 105 males and 86 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandpur has about 819 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Chandpur is 742226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandpur covers 78.35 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 Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chandpur is Nalhati Junction, about 9.4 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 55 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 Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district. Nalhāti is about 8.5 km away. Nalhati Junction is about 9.4 km away. Sagardighi is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandpur Chak (under 2 km), Durga Chandpur (under 2 km) and Bhola (4.1 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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