About Chandri Village

Chandri 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 1,699, made up of 845 males and 854 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandri village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Jhargram
Pincode	721507
Area (hectares)	111.16 hectares
Population	1,699
Male Population	845
Female Population	854
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,011
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandri compares

By the 2011 count Chandri is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 358 residents. Its 111.16 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Chandri

Chandri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chandri as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Chandri from other places

Chandri 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 Chandri
Nearest railway station	Sardiha	9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jhargram	16 km
Nearest town	Jhārgrām	16 km
District headquarters	Paschim Medinipur	32 km

Villages closest to Chandri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandri village had a population of 1,699. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 358 residents.

Chandri village has 845 males and 854 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandri has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

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

Chandri covers 111.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Chandri 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chandri.

Chandri 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.

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