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About Chandapur Village

Chandapur 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 1,944, made up of 993 males and 951 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 233.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721423, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Ramnagar I
Pincode 721423
Area (hectares) 233.93 hectares
Population 1,944
Male Population 993
Female Population 951
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chandapur compares

By the 2011 count Chandapur is the 22nd largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,182 residents. Its 233.93 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Chandapur

Chandapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chandapur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chandapur from other places

Chandapur 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 Chandapur
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 Chandapur

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 Chandapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandapur village had a population of 1,944. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,182 residents.

Chandapur village has 993 males and 951 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandapur has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Chandapur is 721423. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandapur covers 233.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

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

Chandapur 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.

Chandapur 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 Chandanpur (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 Chandapur today is likely to be higher.

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