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About Chandua Village

Chandua is a small village in Jamboni tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 226, made up of 114 males and 112 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandua village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Jamboni
Pincode 721503
Area (hectares) 141.25 hectares
Population 226
Male Population 114
Female Population 112
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chandua compares

By the 2011 count Chandua is the 154th largest of the 269 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 405 residents. Its 141.25 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Chandua

Chandua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chandua as Available within 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chandua from other places

Chandua 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 Chandua
Nearest railway station Sardiha 9.3 km
Nearest town Jhārgrām 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Jamboni 26 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 32 km

Villages closest to Chandua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandua village had a population of 226. That makes it the 154th largest of the 269 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 405 residents.

Chandua village has 114 males and 112 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandua has about 982 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 974.

The pincode recorded for Chandua is 721503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandua covers 141.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chandua falls under Jamboni tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chandua is Sardiha, about 9.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chandua.

Chandua 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.

Chandua is in Jamboni tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Sardiha is about 9.3 km away. Jhārgrām is about 16 km away. Jamboni 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 Ramchandrapur (under 2 km), Jhargram (16 km) and Murakati (28 km).

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

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