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About Chandpur Village

Chandpur is a large village in Bagda tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,312, made up of 1,139 males and 1,173 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 237.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743232, 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 Bagda
Pincode 743232
Area (hectares) 237.25 hectares
Population 2,312
Male Population 1,139
Female Population 1,173
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandpur compares

By the 2011 count Chandpur is the 42nd largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,292 residents. Its 237.25 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Chandpur

Chandpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chandpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 26 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Bamangachi, about 3.2 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 Chandpur
Nearest railway station Bamangachi 3.2 km
Nearest town Bārāsat 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Bagda 26 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 26 km

Villages closest to Chandpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bagda 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 2,312. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,292 residents.

Chandpur village has 1,139 males and 1,173 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandpur has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Chandpur is 743232. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandpur covers 237.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Chandpur is Bamangachi, about 3.2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chandpur.

Chandpur is about 26 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 Bagda tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Bamangachi is about 3.2 km away. Bārāsat is about 7.4 km away. Bagda is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Par Krishnachandrapur (under 2 km), Kashipur (under 2 km) and Kuladharpur (5.2 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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