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About Chandipur Village

Chandipur is a mid sized village in Jaynagar II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 955, made up of 518 males and 437 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 844 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743338, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Jaynagar II
Pincode 743338
Area (hectares) 33.7 hectares
Population 955
Male Population 518
Female Population 437
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 844
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Chandipur compares

By the 2011 count Chandipur is the 42nd largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 5,102 residents. Its 33.7 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Chandipur

Chandipur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chandipur as Available within 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chandipur from other places

Chandipur lies about 6.6 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Baharu, about 2.2 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 Chandipur
Nearest railway station Baharu 2.2 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaynagar II 6.6 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 6.6 km

Villages closest to Chandipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandipur village had a population of 955. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,102 residents.

Chandipur village has 518 males and 437 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandipur has about 844 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Chandipur is 743338. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandipur covers 33.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chandipur falls under Jaynagar II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chandipur is Baharu, about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Chandipur is about 6.6 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.

Chandipur is in Jaynagar II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Baharu is about 2.2 km away. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 4.3 km away. Jaynagar II is about 6.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamalpur (under 2 km), Mayda (under 2 km) and Bijaynagar (under 2 km).

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

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