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About Chaitanyapur Village

Chaitanyapur is a mid sized village in Mandirbazar tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 886, made up of 482 males and 404 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 838 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743395, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaitanyapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaitanyapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Mandirbazar
Pincode 743395
Area (hectares) 78.64 hectares
Population 886
Male Population 482
Female Population 404
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 838
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chaitanyapur compares

By the 2011 count Chaitanyapur is the 66th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,653 residents. Its 78.64 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Chaitanyapur

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

How far is Chaitanyapur from other places

Chaitanyapur lies about 1.7 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Jaynagar Majilpur, about 3.1 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 Chaitanyapur
Tehsil headquarters Mandirbazar 1.7 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 1.7 km
Nearest railway station Jaynagar Majilpur 3.1 km

Villages closest to Chaitanyapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaitanyapur village had a population of 886. That makes it the 66th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,653 residents.

Chaitanyapur village has 482 males and 404 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaitanyapur has about 838 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Chaitanyapur is 743395. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaitanyapur covers 78.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chaitanyapur falls under Mandirbazar tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chaitanyapur is Jaynagar Majilpur, about 3.1 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chaitanyapur.

Chaitanyapur is about 1.7 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.

Chaitanyapur is in Mandirbazar tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Mandirbazar is about 1.7 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 1.7 km away. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 3.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramnarayanpur (under 2 km), Gobindabati (under 2 km) and Nurmahammadpur (under 2 km).

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

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