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About Chandpur Village

Chandpur is a mid sized village in Bishnupur II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,880, made up of 975 males and 905 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Bishnupur II
Pincode 743503
Area (hectares) 56.06 hectares
Population 1,880
Male Population 975
Female Population 905
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandpur compares

By the 2011 count Chandpur is the 29th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,673 residents. Its 56.06 hectares work out to about 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Chandpur

Chandpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chandpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Chandpur from other places

Chandpur lies about 4.1 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Mathurapur Road, about 3.9 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 Chandpur
Nearest railway station Mathurapur Road 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Bishnupur II 4.1 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 4.1 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 6.3 km

Villages closest to Chandpur

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.

Common questions about Chandpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandpur village had a population of 1,880. That makes it the 29th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,673 residents.

Chandpur village has 975 males and 905 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandpur has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

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

Chandpur covers 56.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Chandpur is Mathurapur Road, about 3.9 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 <5 km distance for Chandpur.

Chandpur is about 4.1 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.

Chandpur is in Bishnupur II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Mathurapur Road is about 3.9 km away. Bishnupur II is about 4.1 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 4.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maukhali (1.6 km), Bhabanipur (2.3 km) and Dadpur (2.9 km).

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

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