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About Chandanpur Village

Chandanpur is a mid sized village in Ramnagar I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,766, made up of 889 males and 877 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721446, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandanpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Ramnagar I
Pincode 721446
Area (hectares) 58.87 hectares
Population 1,766
Male Population 889
Female Population 877
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
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 Chandanpur compares

By the 2011 count Chandanpur is the 29th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,182 residents. Its 58.87 hectares work out to about 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Chandanpur

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

Chandanpur 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 Chandanpur
Nearest railway station Laban Satyagrah Smarak 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramnagar I 7.3 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 7.3 km
Nearest town Monoharpur 23 km

Villages closest to Chandanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ramnagar I 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 Chandanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandanpur village had a population of 1,766. That makes it the 29th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,182 residents.

Chandanpur village has 889 males and 877 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandanpur has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Chandanpur is 721446. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandanpur covers 58.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chandanpur falls under Ramnagar I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chandanpur is Laban Satyagrah Smarak, about 2.9 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 Chandanpur.

Chandanpur 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.

Chandanpur is in Ramnagar I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Laban Satyagrah Smarak is about 2.9 km away. Ramnagar I 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 Chandapur (under 2 km), Nandi Chak (15 km) and Dakshin Balarampur (17 km).

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

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