About Chandur Village

Chandur is a large village in Chandrakona I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,395, made up of 1,249 males and 1,146 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 415.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721260, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Chandrakona I
Pincode	721260
Area (hectares)	415.61 hectares
Population	2,395
Male Population	1,249
Female Population	1,146
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	918
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 Chandur compares

By the 2011 count Chandur is the 11th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents. Its 415.61 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Chandur

Chandur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chandur 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 Chandur from other places

Chandur lies about 36 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Kamarpukur, about 22 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 Chandur
Tehsil headquarters	Chandrakona I	under 2 km
Nearest town	Chandrakona	6.5 km
Nearest railway station	Kamarpukur	22 km
District headquarters	Paschim Medinipur	36 km

Villages closest to Chandur

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

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Common questions about Chandur

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandur village had a population of 2,395. That makes it the 11th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents.

Chandur village has 1,249 males and 1,146 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandur has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Chandur is 721260. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandur covers 415.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chandur falls under Chandrakona I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chandur is Kamarpukur, about 22 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 Chandur.

Chandur is about 36 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandur is in Chandrakona I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Chandrakona I is about under 2 km away. Chandrakona is about 6.5 km away. Kamarpukur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.