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About Chandpur Village

Chandpur is one of the larger villages in Deganga tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,780, made up of 4,531 males and 4,249 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 579.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743424, 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 Deganga
Pincode 743424
Area (hectares) 579.56 hectares
Population 8,780
Male Population 4,531
Female Population 4,249
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Chandpur compares

By the 2011 count Chandpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,893 residents. Its 579.56 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Chandpur

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 village. 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 Deganga 22 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 Deganga 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 8,780. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,893 residents.

Chandpur village has 4,531 males and 4,249 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandpur has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Chandpur is 743424. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandpur covers 579.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chandpur falls under Deganga 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 village.

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 Deganga tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Ghutiari Sharif is about 16 km away. Canning is about 20 km away. Deganga 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 Chak Chandpur (under 2 km), Sirajpur (under 2 km) and Gobindapur (2.3 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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