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About Chandaneshwar Village

Chandaneshwar is a large village in Jaynagar I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,377, made up of 1,747 males and 1,630 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743396, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandaneshwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandaneshwar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Jaynagar I
Pincode 743396
Area (hectares) 127.14 hectares
Population 3,377
Male Population 1,747
Female Population 1,630
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chandaneshwar compares

By the 2011 count Chandaneshwar is the 20th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,336 residents. Its 127.14 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Chandaneshwar

Chandaneshwar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chandaneshwar as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chandaneshwar from other places

Chandaneshwar lies about 17 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Hogla, about 9.2 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 Chandaneshwar
Nearest railway station Hogla 9.2 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaynagar I 17 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 17 km

Villages closest to Chandaneshwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandaneshwar village had a population of 3,377. That makes it the 20th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,336 residents.

Chandaneshwar village has 1,747 males and 1,630 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandaneshwar has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Chandaneshwar is 743396. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandaneshwar covers 127.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chandaneshwar falls under Jaynagar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chandaneshwar is Hogla, about 9.2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chandaneshwar.

Chandaneshwar is about 17 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.

Chandaneshwar is in Jaynagar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Hogla is about 9.2 km away. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 15 km away. Jaynagar I is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhosa (under 2 km), Manik Nagar (under 2 km) and Charaghata (1.5 km).

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

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