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About Chandipur Village

Chandipur is a large village in Sagar tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,718, made up of 1,382 males and 1,336 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 293.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743373, 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 Sagar
Pincode 743373
Area (hectares) 293.15 hectares
Population 2,718
Male Population 1,382
Female Population 1,336
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandipur compares

By the 2011 count Chandipur is the 36th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 5,048 residents. Its 293.15 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Chandipur

Chandipur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chandipur 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 10+ km distance. 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 Sagar 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 Sagar 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 2,718. That makes it the 36th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,048 residents.

Chandipur village has 1,382 males and 1,336 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandipur has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Chandipur is 743373. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandipur covers 293.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chandipur falls under Sagar 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 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 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 Sagar tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Baharu is about 2.2 km away. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 4.3 km away. Sagar 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), Ramkrishnapur (2.0 km) and Mrityunjoynagar (4.3 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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