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About Chandipur Village

Chandipur is a mid sized village in Jhargram tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 548, made up of 282 males and 266 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 307.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Jhargram
Pincode 721507
Area (hectares) 307.54 hectares
Population 548
Male Population 282
Female Population 266
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
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 Chandipur compares

By the 2011 count Chandipur is the 81st largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 358 residents. Its 307.54 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Chandipur

Chandipur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chandipur 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. The nearest villages by name are Chak Pindrasol, Chakua, Champasol and Chamtidanga. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Chandipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandipur village had a population of 548. That makes it the 81st largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 358 residents.

Chandipur village has 282 males and 266 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandipur has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Chandipur is 721507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandipur covers 307.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chandipur falls under Jhargram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Chandipur notes the nearest railway station 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 Chandipur.

Chandipur is in Jhargram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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