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About Chandpur Village

Chandpur is a mid sized village in Sabang tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 693, made up of 360 males and 333 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Sabang
Pincode 721155
Area (hectares) 54.04 hectares
Population 693
Male Population 360
Female Population 333
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
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 Chandpur compares

By the 2011 count Chandpur is the 129th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents. Its 54.04 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Chandpur

Chandpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chandpur 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 Chandpur from other places

Chandpur 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 Chandpur
Nearest railway station Laban Satyagrah Smarak 2.0 km
Nearest town Monoharpur 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Sabang 28 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 55 km

Villages closest to Chandpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandpur village had a population of 693. That makes it the 129th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents.

Chandpur village has 360 males and 333 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandpur has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Chandpur is 721155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandpur covers 54.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chandpur falls under Sabang tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chandpur 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chandpur.

Chandpur 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.

Chandpur is in Sabang tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Laban Satyagrah Smarak is about 2.0 km away. Monoharpur is about 23 km away. Sabang is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dakshin Basantapur (9.3 km), Kalyanpur (9.6 km) and Uttar Banshbani (9.8 km).

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

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