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About Chandpur Village

Chandpur is a mid sized village in Baduria tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,653, made up of 846 males and 807 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743438, 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 North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Baduria
Pincode 743438
Area (hectares) 102.9 hectares
Population 1,653
Male Population 846
Female Population 807
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chandpur compares

By the 2011 count Chandpur is the 63rd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,896 residents. Its 102.9 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 971.

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 5 - 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 39 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Ghutiari Sharif, about 16 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 Ghutiari Sharif 16 km
Nearest town Canning 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Baduria 33 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 39 km

Villages closest to Chandpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baduria 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 1,653. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,896 residents.

Chandpur village has 846 males and 807 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandpur has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Chandpur is 743438. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandpur covers 102.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chandpur falls under Baduria tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chandpur is Ghutiari Sharif, about 16 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chandpur.

Chandpur is about 39 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandpur is in Baduria tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Ghutiari Sharif is about 16 km away. Canning is about 20 km away. Baduria is about 33 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 (2.8 km), Padmapukur (4.5 km) and Serpur (4.5 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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