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About Chandibari Village

Chandibari is a large village in Canning II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,948, made up of 2,550 males and 2,398 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 294.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandibari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandibari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Canning II
Pincode 743502
Area (hectares) 294.95 hectares
Population 4,948
Male Population 2,550
Female Population 2,398
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
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 Chandibari compares

By the 2011 count Chandibari is the 15th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,956 residents. Its 294.95 hectares work out to about 17 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 960.

Getting to Chandibari

Chandibari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chandibari 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 Chandibari from other places

Chandibari 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 Chandibari
Nearest railway station Joka 11 km
Nearest town Baruipur 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Canning II 24 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 24 km

Villages closest to Chandibari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandibari village had a population of 4,948. That makes it the 15th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,956 residents.

Chandibari village has 2,550 males and 2,398 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandibari has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Chandibari is 743502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandibari covers 294.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chandibari falls under Canning II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chandibari 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chandibari.

Chandibari 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.

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

The closest recorded villages are Deuli (2.2 km), Jay Khali (6.7 km) and Madan Khali (6.7 km).

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

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