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About Chandaneswar Village

Chandaneswar is a large village in Bhangar I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,980, made up of 2,571 males and 2,409 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743330, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandaneswar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandaneswar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Bhangar I
Pincode 743330
Area (hectares) 158.25 hectares
Population 4,980
Male Population 2,571
Female Population 2,409
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandaneswar compares

By the 2011 count Chandaneswar is the 10th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,857 residents. Its 158.25 hectares work out to about 31 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 946.

Getting to Chandaneswar

Chandaneswar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chandaneswar 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chandaneswar from other places

Chandaneswar lies about 17 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Hogla, about 9.2 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 Chandaneswar
Nearest railway station Hogla 9.2 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhangar I 17 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 17 km

Villages closest to Chandaneswar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhangar I 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 Chandaneswar

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandaneswar village had a population of 4,980. That makes it the 10th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,857 residents.

Chandaneswar village has 2,571 males and 2,409 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandaneswar has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Chandaneswar is 743330. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandaneswar covers 158.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chandaneswar falls under Bhangar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chandaneswar is Hogla, about 9.2 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 village for Chandaneswar.

Chandaneswar 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.

Chandaneswar is in Bhangar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Hogla is about 9.2 km away. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 15 km away. Bhangar I 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 Dharmatala (2.3 km), Santra (5.0 km) and Bhatipota (8.3 km).

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

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