About Chandra Village

Chandra is a mid sized village in Bundwan tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,193, made up of 599 males and 594 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 336.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandra village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Puruliya
Tehsil	Bundwan
Pincode	723129
Area (hectares)	336.29 hectares
Population	1,193
Male Population	599
Female Population	594
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	992
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandra compares

By the 2011 count Chandra is the 20th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 336.29 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Chandra

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

How far is Chandra from other places

Chandra lies about 26 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Shewbabudih, about 11 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 Chandra
Nearest railway station	Shewbabudih	11 km
Nearest town	Pāthardih	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bundwan	26 km
District headquarters	Puruliya	26 km

Villages closest to Chandra

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

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Common questions about Chandra

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandra village had a population of 1,193. That makes it the 20th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Chandra village has 599 males and 594 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandra has about 992 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 995.

The pincode recorded for Chandra is 723129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandra covers 336.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chandra falls under Bundwan tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chandra is Shewbabudih, about 11 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chandra.

Chandra is about 26 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandra is in Bundwan tehsil of Puruliya district. Shewbabudih is about 11 km away. Pāthardih is about 13 km away. Bundwan is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.