About Chandra Village

Chandra is a mid sized village in Raghunathpur II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 510, made up of 270 males and 240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723133, 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	Raghunathpur II
Pincode	723133
Area (hectares)	123.79 hectares
Population	510
Male Population	270
Female Population	240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	889
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandra compares

By the 2011 count Chandra is the 65th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 123.79 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Chandra

Chandra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chandra as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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	Raghunathpur II	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 Raghunathpur II 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 510. That makes it the 65th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Chandra village has 270 males and 240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandra has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Chandra is 723133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandra covers 123.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chandra falls under Raghunathpur II 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 village and private bus service as Available within village 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 Raghunathpur II tehsil of Puruliya district. Shewbabudih is about 11 km away. Pāthardih is about 13 km away. Raghunathpur II is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.