About Chandan Gerya Village

Chandan Gerya is a small village in Keshpur tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 283, made up of 156 males and 127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 814 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721260, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandan Gerya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandan Gerya village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Keshpur
Pincode	721260
Area (hectares)	33.57 hectares
Population	283
Male Population	156
Female Population	127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	814
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 Chandan Gerya compares

By the 2011 count Chandan Gerya is the 346th largest of the 538 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 603 residents. Its 33.57 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Chandan Gerya

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

Chandan Gerya 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 Chandan Gerya
Nearest railway station	Sardiha	9.3 km
Nearest town	Jhārgrām	16 km
District headquarters	Paschim Medinipur	32 km
Tehsil headquarters	Keshpur	34 km

Villages closest to Chandan Gerya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Keshpur 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 Chandan Gerya

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandan Gerya village had a population of 283. That makes it the 346th largest of the 538 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 603 residents.

Chandan Gerya village has 156 males and 127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandan Gerya has about 814 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

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

Chandan Gerya covers 33.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chandan Gerya falls under Keshpur tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chandan Gerya 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chandan Gerya.

Chandan Gerya 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.

Chandan Gerya is in Keshpur tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Sardiha is about 9.3 km away. Jhārgrām is about 16 km away. Paschim Medinipur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.