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About Chandpur Village

Chandpur is a mid sized village in Karandighi tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 775, made up of 413 males and 362 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733201, 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 Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Karandighi
Pincode 733201
Area (hectares) 70.2 hectares
Population 775
Male Population 413
Female Population 362
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
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 Chandpur compares

By the 2011 count Chandpur is the 154th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents. Its 70.2 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 952.

Getting to Chandpur

Chandpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. 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 - 10 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 5.7 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Dalkhola, about 6.3 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
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 5.7 km
Nearest railway station Dalkhola 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Karandighi 9.5 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 24 km

Villages closest to Chandpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karandighi 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 775. That makes it the 154th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents.

Chandpur village has 413 males and 362 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandpur has about 877 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 Chandpur is 733201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandpur covers 70.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chandpur falls under Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chandpur is Dalkhola, about 6.3 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 Chandpur.

Chandpur is about 5.7 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandpur is in Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Uttar Dinajpur is about 5.7 km away. Dalkhola is about 6.3 km away. Karandighi is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Soshilapur (under 2 km), Bhagsur (under 2 km) and Surta (under 2 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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