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About Chandipur Village

Chandipur is a mid sized village in Pingla tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,869, made up of 967 males and 902 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Pingla
Pincode 721131
Area (hectares) 182.46 hectares
Population 1,869
Male Population 967
Female Population 902
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
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 Chandipur compares

By the 2011 count Chandipur is the 27th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,113 residents. Its 182.46 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Chandipur

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

Chandipur lies about 55 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Laban Satyagrah Smarak, about 2.0 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 Chandipur
Nearest railway station Laban Satyagrah Smarak 2.0 km
Nearest town Monoharpur 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Pingla 34 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 55 km

Villages closest to Chandipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandipur village had a population of 1,869. That makes it the 27th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,113 residents.

Chandipur village has 967 males and 902 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandipur has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Chandipur is 721131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandipur covers 182.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chandipur falls under Pingla tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chandipur is Laban Satyagrah Smarak, about 2.0 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 Chandipur.

Chandipur is about 55 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandipur is in Pingla tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Laban Satyagrah Smarak is about 2.0 km away. Monoharpur is about 23 km away. Pingla is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bara Khelna (29 km), Kalika Kundu (31 km) and Chaksala (33 km).

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

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