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About Chandnagar Village

Chandnagar is a large village in Diamond Harbour II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,156, made up of 2,130 males and 2,026 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743368, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandnagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Diamond Harbour II
Pincode 743368
Area (hectares) 141.02 hectares
Population 4,156
Male Population 2,130
Female Population 2,026
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chandnagar compares

By the 2011 count Chandnagar is the 6th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,008 residents. Its 141.02 hectares work out to about 29 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 954.

Getting to Chandnagar

Chandnagar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chandnagar 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chandnagar from other places

Chandnagar lies about 23 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Diamond Harbour, about 3.5 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 Chandnagar
Nearest railway station Diamond Harbour 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Diamond Harbour II 23 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 23 km

Villages closest to Chandnagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandnagar village had a population of 4,156. That makes it the 6th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,008 residents.

Chandnagar village has 2,130 males and 2,026 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandnagar has about 951 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 954.

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

Chandnagar covers 141.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chandnagar falls under Diamond Harbour II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chandnagar is Diamond Harbour, about 3.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chandnagar.

Chandnagar is about 23 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.

Chandnagar is in Diamond Harbour II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Diamond Harbour is about 3.5 km away. Diamond Harbour II is about 23 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagda (under 2 km), Mollapukur (under 2 km) and Kalagachhi (1.9 km).

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

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