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About Chandpal Village

Chandpal is a small village in Sankrail tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 411, made up of 222 males and 189 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandpal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandpal village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Sankrail
Pincode 721507
Area (hectares) 98.02 hectares
Population 411
Male Population 222
Female Population 189
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 851
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandpal compares

By the 2011 count Chandpal is the 101st largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 466 residents. Its 98.02 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Chandpal

Chandpal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chandpal as Available within 10+ 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 Chandpal from other places

Chandpal lies about 75 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Diamond Harbour, 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 Chandpal
Nearest railway station Diamond Harbour 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Sankrail 30 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 75 km

Villages closest to Chandpal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandpal village had a population of 411. That makes it the 101st largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 466 residents.

Chandpal village has 222 males and 189 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandpal has about 851 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

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

Chandpal covers 98.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chandpal falls under Sankrail tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chandpal is Diamond Harbour, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chandpal.

Chandpal is about 75 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandpal is in Sankrail tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Diamond Harbour is about 11 km away. Sankrail is about 30 km away. Paschim Medinipur is about 75 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khorda (2.7 km), Bankati (3.0 km) and Barada (3.2 km).

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

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