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About Chanswarpur Village

Chanswarpur is a small village in Narayangarh tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 304, made up of 152 males and 152 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721424, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chanswarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanswarpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Narayangarh
Pincode 721424
Area (hectares) 86.59 hectares
Population 304
Male Population 152
Female Population 152
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Chanswarpur compares

By the 2011 count Chanswarpur is the 280th largest of the 446 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 618 residents. Its 86.59 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Chanswarpur

Chanswarpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chanswarpur 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chanswarpur from other places

Chanswarpur lies about 47 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Belda, about 11 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 Chanswarpur
Nearest railway station Belda 11 km
Nearest town Egra 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Narayangarh 17 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 47 km

Villages closest to Chanswarpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanswarpur village had a population of 304. That makes it the 280th largest of the 446 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 618 residents.

Chanswarpur village has 152 males and 152 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanswarpur has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Chanswarpur is 721424. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chanswarpur covers 86.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chanswarpur falls under Narayangarh tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chanswarpur is Belda, about 11 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chanswarpur.

Chanswarpur is about 47 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chanswarpur is in Narayangarh tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Belda is about 11 km away. Egra is about 17 km away. Narayangarh is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khankurda (under 2 km), Agar (6.3 km) and Radha Nagar (6.3 km).

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

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