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About Chanda Village

Chanda is a large village in Diamond Harbour I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,790, made up of 1,406 males and 1,384 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743368, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Diamond Harbour I
Pincode 743368
Area (hectares) 111.69 hectares
Population 2,790
Male Population 1,406
Female Population 1,384
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chanda compares

By the 2011 count Chanda is the 11th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,017 residents. Its 111.69 hectares work out to about 25 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 954.

Getting to Chanda

Chanda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chanda as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chanda from other places

Chanda 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 Chanda
Nearest railway station Basuldanga under 2 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Diamond Harbour I 18 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 18 km

Villages closest to Chanda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Diamond Harbour I 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 Chanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanda village had a population of 2,790. That makes it the 11th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,017 residents.

Chanda village has 1,406 males and 1,384 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanda has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Chanda is 743368. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chanda covers 111.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chanda falls under Diamond Harbour I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chanda is Basuldanga, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chanda.

Chanda 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.

Chanda is in Diamond Harbour I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Basuldanga is about under 2 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 4.7 km away. Diamond Harbour I 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 Kabira (under 2 km), Patra (under 2 km) and Maruibaria (under 2 km).

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

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