About Chandi Village

Chandi is one of the larger villages in Bishnupur II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13,332, made up of 6,734 males and 6,598 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandi village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Bishnupur II
Pincode	743503
Area (hectares)	47.28 hectares
Population	13,332
Male Population	6,734
Female Population	6,598
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	980
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandi compares

By the 2011 count Chandi is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,673 residents. Its 47.28 hectares work out to about 282 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Chandi

Chandi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chandi 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 Chandi from other places

Chandi lies about 24 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Joka, 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 Chandi
Nearest railway station	Joka	11 km
Nearest town	Baruipur	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bishnupur II	24 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	24 km

Villages closest to Chandi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandi village had a population of 13,332. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,673 residents.

Chandi village has 6,734 males and 6,598 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandi has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Chandi is 743503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandi covers 47.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 282 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chandi falls under Bishnupur II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chandi is Joka, 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 Chandi.

Chandi is about 24 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.

Chandi is in Bishnupur II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Joka is about 11 km away. Baruipur is about 16 km away. Bishnupur II is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.