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About Chandra Village

Chandra is a small village in Binpur I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 323, made up of 173 males and 150 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721516, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Binpur I
Pincode 721516
Area (hectares) 48.94 hectares
Population 323
Male Population 173
Female Population 150
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
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 Chandra compares

By the 2011 count Chandra is the 133rd largest of the 381 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 373 residents. Its 48.94 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Chandra

Chandra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chandra 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 Chandra from other places

Chandra lies about 32 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Sardiha, about 9.3 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 Chandra
Nearest railway station Sardiha 9.3 km
Nearest town Jhārgrām 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Binpur I 32 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 32 km

Villages closest to Chandra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Binpur I 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 Chandra

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandra village had a population of 323. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 381 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 373 residents.

Chandra village has 173 males and 150 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandra has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Chandra is 721516. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandra covers 48.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chandra falls under Binpur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chandra is Sardiha, about 9.3 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 Chandra.

Chandra is about 32 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandra is in Binpur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Sardiha is about 9.3 km away. Jhārgrām is about 16 km away. Binpur I is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chanda Bila (under 2 km), Chandramohanpur (under 2 km) and Chandrapur (under 2 km).

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

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