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About Chandipur Village

Chandipur is a large village in Mahisadal tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,047, made up of 1,060 males and 987 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721654, 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 Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Mahisadal
Pincode 721654
Area (hectares) 166.56 hectares
Population 2,047
Male Population 1,060
Female Population 987
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chandipur compares

By the 2011 count Chandipur is the 35th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,684 residents. Its 166.56 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Chandipur

The census records public bus service for Chandipur 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 <5 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 7.3 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Laban Satyagrah Smarak, about 2.9 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 Chandipur
Nearest railway station Laban Satyagrah Smarak 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Mahisadal 7.3 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 7.3 km
Nearest town Monoharpur 23 km

Villages closest to Chandipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mahisadal 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 2,047. That makes it the 35th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,684 residents.

Chandipur village has 1,060 males and 987 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandipur has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Chandipur is 721654. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandipur covers 166.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chandipur falls under Mahisadal tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chandipur is Laban Satyagrah Smarak, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Chandipur.

Chandipur is about 7.3 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandipur is in Mahisadal tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Laban Satyagrah Smarak is about 2.9 km away. Mahisadal is about 7.3 km away. Purba Medinipur is about 7.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Terapara Jalpai (8.7 km), Latmajnur Uttar Chak (11 km) and Uttar Kasim Nagar (11 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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