About Chandra Village

Chandra is a mid sized village in Midnapore tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 675, made up of 344 males and 331 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandra village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Midnapore
Pincode	721102
Area (hectares)	56.72 hectares
Population	675
Male Population	344
Female Population	331
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	962
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandra compares

By the 2011 count Chandra is the 83rd largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 831 residents. Its 56.72 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Chandra

Chandra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chandra as Available within village. 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 Chandra from other places

Chandra 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 Chandra
Nearest railway station	Sardiha	9.3 km
Nearest town	Jhārgrām	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Midnapore	18 km
District headquarters	Paschim Medinipur	32 km

Villages closest to Chandra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandra village had a population of 675. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 831 residents.

Chandra village has 344 males and 331 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandra has about 962 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 973.

The pincode recorded for Chandra is 721102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandra covers 56.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chandra falls under Midnapore tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chandra 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chandra.

Chandra 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.

Chandra is in Midnapore tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Sardiha is about 9.3 km away. Jhārgrām is about 16 km away. Midnapore is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.