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About Chandai Village

Chandai is a small village in Garbeta I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 400, made up of 203 males and 197 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandai village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Garbeta I
Pincode 721127
Area (hectares) 115 hectares
Population 400
Male Population 203
Female Population 197
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
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 Chandai compares

By the 2011 count Chandai is the 150th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 724 residents. Its 115 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Chandai

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

Chandai 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 Chandai
Nearest railway station Sardiha 9.3 km
Nearest town Jhārgrām 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Garbeta I 32 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 32 km

Villages closest to Chandai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandai village had a population of 400. That makes it the 150th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 724 residents.

Chandai village has 203 males and 197 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandai has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Chandai is 721127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandai covers 115 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chandai falls under Garbeta I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chandai 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 Chandai.

Chandai 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.

Chandai is in Garbeta I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Sardiha is about 9.3 km away. Jhārgrām is about 16 km away. Garbeta 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 Chandrapur (under 2 km), Chandrerbankata (under 2 km) and Ramchandrapur (under 2 km).

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

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