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About Chaitanyapur Village

Chaitanyapur is a mid sized village in Deshopran tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 584, made up of 318 males and 266 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 836 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721442, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaitanyapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaitanyapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Deshopran
Pincode 721442
Area (hectares) 74.19 hectares
Population 584
Male Population 318
Female Population 266
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 836
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 Chaitanyapur compares

By the 2011 count Chaitanyapur is the 106th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents. Its 74.19 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Chaitanyapur

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

Chaitanyapur lies about 24 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Barda, about 1.9 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 Chaitanyapur
Nearest railway station Barda 1.9 km
Nearest town Monoharpur 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Deshopran 24 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 24 km

Villages closest to Chaitanyapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaitanyapur village had a population of 584. That makes it the 106th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents.

Chaitanyapur village has 318 males and 266 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaitanyapur has about 836 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Chaitanyapur is 721442. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaitanyapur covers 74.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chaitanyapur falls under Deshopran tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chaitanyapur is Barda, about 1.9 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 Chaitanyapur.

Chaitanyapur is about 24 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaitanyapur is in Deshopran tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Barda is about 1.9 km away. Monoharpur is about 3.1 km away. Deshopran is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gokulnagar Deulpota (1.7 km), Uttar Deulpota (1.7 km) and Dakshin Ada Berya (7.5 km).

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

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