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About Chandanpukur Village

Chandanpukur is a mid sized village in Baruipur tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,975, made up of 1,016 males and 959 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743610, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandanpukur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandanpukur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Baruipur
Pincode 743610
Area (hectares) 80.46 hectares
Population 1,975
Male Population 1,016
Female Population 959
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chandanpukur compares

By the 2011 count Chandanpukur is the 57th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents. Its 80.46 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Chandanpukur

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

How far is Chandanpukur from other places

Chandanpukur lies about 17 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Dakshin Durgapur, about under 2 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 Chandanpukur
Nearest railway station Dakshin Durgapur under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Baruipur 5.9 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 17 km

Villages closest to Chandanpukur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandanpukur village had a population of 1,975. That makes it the 57th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents.

Chandanpukur village has 1,016 males and 959 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandanpukur has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Chandanpukur is 743610. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandanpukur covers 80.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chandanpukur falls under Baruipur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chandanpukur is Dakshin Durgapur, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Chandanpukur.

Chandanpukur is about 17 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandanpukur is in Baruipur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Dakshin Durgapur is about under 2 km away. Baruipur is about 5.9 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhanberia (under 2 km), Bagdaha (under 2 km) and Indrapala (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Chandanpukur today is likely to be higher.

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