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About Chandra Village

Chandra is a large village in Puncha tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,884, made up of 1,966 males and 1,918 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 802.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723128, 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 Puncha
Pincode 723128
Area (hectares) 802.12 hectares
Population 3,884
Male Population 1,966
Female Population 1,918
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within 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 among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,260 residents. Its 802.12 hectares work out to about 4.8 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 979.

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 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. The nearest villages by name are Chak Altagora, Chakia, Chaklalpur and Chandanpur. 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 Chandra

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandra village had a population of 3,884. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,260 residents.

Chandra village has 1,966 males and 1,918 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandra has about 976 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 979.

The pincode recorded for Chandra is 723128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandra covers 802.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Chandra notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Chandra.

Chandra 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 Chandra today is likely to be higher.

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