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About Chandipur Village

Chandipur is one of the larger villages in Budge Budge II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,066, made up of 4,602 males and 4,464 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 286.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 700137, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Budge Budge II
Pincode 700137
Area (hectares) 286.65 hectares
Population 9,066
Male Population 4,602
Female Population 4,464
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chandipur compares

By the 2011 count Chandipur is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,217 residents. Its 286.65 hectares work out to about 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Chandipur

Chandipur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chandipur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chandipur from other places

Chandipur lies about 6.6 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Baharu, about 2.2 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 Chandipur
Nearest railway station Baharu 2.2 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Budge Budge II 6.6 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 6.6 km

Villages closest to Chandipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandipur village had a population of 9,066. 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 2,217 residents.

Chandipur village has 4,602 males and 4,464 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandipur has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Chandipur is 700137. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandipur covers 286.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chandipur falls under Budge Budge II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chandipur is Baharu, about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chandipur.

Chandipur is about 6.6 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.

Chandipur is in Budge Budge II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Baharu is about 2.2 km away. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 4.3 km away. Budge Budge II is about 6.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalinagar (2.0 km), Naldari (9.0 km) and Ghanasyambati (9.7 km).

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

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