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About Chandrapur Village

Chandrapur is a mid sized village in Chakdah tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 997, made up of 494 males and 503 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandrapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandrapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Nadia
Tehsil Chakdah
Pincode 741222
Area (hectares) 128.4 hectares
Population 997
Male Population 494
Female Population 503
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chandrapur compares

By the 2011 count Chandrapur is the 103rd largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,295 residents. Its 128.4 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Chandrapur

Chandrapur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chandrapur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chandrapur from other places

Chandrapur lies about 2.7 km from Nadia, and the nearest railway station is Bishnupriya, about 2.2 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 Chandrapur
Nearest railway station Bishnupriya 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Chakdah 2.7 km
District headquarters Nadia 2.7 km
Nearest town Navadwīp 2.7 km

Villages closest to Chandrapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandrapur village had a population of 997. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,295 residents.

Chandrapur village has 494 males and 503 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandrapur has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Chandrapur is 741222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandrapur covers 128.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chandrapur falls under Chakdah tehsil of Nadia district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chandrapur is Bishnupriya, about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chandrapur.

Chandrapur is about 2.7 km from Nadia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandrapur is in Chakdah tehsil of Nadia district. Bishnupriya is about 2.2 km away. Chakdah is about 2.7 km away. Nadia is about 2.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gour Nagar (2.7 km), Purulia (6.0 km) and Ghola (9.7 km).

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

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