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About Chandanpur Village

Chandanpur is a mid sized village in Puncha tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 509, made up of 264 males and 245 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 263.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723151, 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 Puruliya
Tehsil Puncha
Pincode 723151
Area (hectares) 263.31 hectares
Population 509
Male Population 264
Female Population 245
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandanpur compares

By the 2011 count Chandanpur is the 70th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,260 residents. Its 263.31 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Chandanpur

Chandanpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chandanpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bishpuria, Butgora, Chak Altagora and Chakia. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 509. That makes it the 70th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,260 residents.

Chandanpur village has 264 males and 245 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandanpur has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Chandanpur is 723151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandanpur covers 263.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chandanpur falls under Puncha tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Chandanpur notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Chandanpur.

Chandanpur is in Puncha tehsil of Puruliya district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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