About Chandar Village

Chandar is a large village in Raiganj tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,835, made up of 1,429 males and 1,406 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandar village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Raiganj
Pincode	733134
Area (hectares)	61.48 hectares
Population	2,835
Male Population	1,429
Female Population	1,406
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	984
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Chandar compares

By the 2011 count Chandar is the 45th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents. Its 61.48 hectares work out to about 46 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Chandar

Chandar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chandar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Chandar from other places

Chandar lies about 28 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Sanjay Gram, about 3.7 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 Chandar
Nearest railway station	Sanjay Gram	3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Raiganj	26 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	26 km
District headquarters	Uttar Dinajpur	28 km

Villages closest to Chandar

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

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Common questions about Chandar

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandar village had a population of 2,835. That makes it the 45th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents.

Chandar village has 1,429 males and 1,406 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandar has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Chandar is 733134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandar covers 61.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 46 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chandar falls under Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chandar is Sanjay Gram, about 3.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Chandar.

Chandar is about 28 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandar is in Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Sanjay Gram is about 3.7 km away. Raiganj is about 26 km away. Rāiganj is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.