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About Chandua Village

Chandua is a mid sized village in Budge Budge II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 872, made up of 444 males and 428 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandua village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Budge Budge II
Pincode 743318
Area (hectares) 53.37 hectares
Population 872
Male Population 444
Female Population 428
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandua compares

By the 2011 count Chandua is the 53rd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,217 residents. Its 53.37 hectares work out to about 16 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 Chandua

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

Chandua lies about 18 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Basuldanga, 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 Chandua
Nearest railway station Basuldanga under 2 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Budge Budge II 18 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 18 km

Villages closest to Chandua

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 Chandua

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandua village had a population of 872. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,217 residents.

Chandua village has 444 males and 428 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandua has about 964 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 Chandua is 743318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandua covers 53.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Chandua is Basuldanga, about under 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chandua.

Chandua is about 18 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.

Chandua is in Budge Budge II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Basuldanga is about under 2 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 4.7 km away. Budge Budge II is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Bansbaria (2.6 km), Mohanpur (5.1 km) and Chak Alampur (10 km).

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

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