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About Chandpur Village

Chandpur is a large village in Sonarpur tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,788, made up of 1,951 males and 1,837 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 700150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Sonarpur
Pincode 700150
Area (hectares) 95.78 hectares
Population 3,788
Male Population 1,951
Female Population 1,837
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chandpur compares

By the 2011 count Chandpur is the 15th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,716 residents. Its 95.78 hectares work out to about 40 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Chandpur

The census records public bus service for Chandpur 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chandpur from other places

Chandpur lies about 32 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Sonarpur Junction, 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 Chandpur
Nearest railway station Sonarpur Junction 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonarpur 2.3 km
Nearest town Rajpur Sonarpur 2.3 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 32 km

Villages closest to Chandpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandpur village had a population of 3,788. That makes it the 15th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,716 residents.

Chandpur village has 1,951 males and 1,837 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandpur has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Chandpur is 700150. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandpur covers 95.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 40 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chandpur falls under Sonarpur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chandpur is Sonarpur Junction, about 2.2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chandpur.

Chandpur is about 32 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.

Chandpur is in Sonarpur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Sonarpur Junction is about 2.2 km away. Sonarpur is about 2.3 km away. Rajpur Sonarpur is about 2.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagadishpur (under 2 km), Khurigochhi (under 2 km) and Dihi (1.6 km).

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

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