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Chandrapur

Rajnagar mandal
Pincode 731126
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Chandrapur is a village in Rajnagar mandal, Birbhum district, West Bengal, with a population of 2,012 spread across 495 households. It has a literacy rate of 67.7% and is located at coordinates 23.885°N, 87.426°E with PIN code 731126.

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JABA KISKU
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LGD code
316994
Pincode
731126
Post office
Karidhya
Population
2,012
Households
495
Literacy rate
67.7%
Sex ratio
948 ♀/1000♂
Workers
935
Distance to district centre
30 km
Distance to mandal centre
2 km
Distance to Kolkata
175 km
Distance to Delhi
1146 km
Nearest railway station
Kachujor · 6 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
PHC, Chakdaha · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Chandrapur compares

By population, Chandrapur ranks #2 of 98 villages in Rajnagar mandal.

Literacy rate
%
67.7%
+9.1% vs mandal average
Chandrapur
67.7%
Rajnagar mandal
58.6%
Birbhum district
61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
948
−14 vs mandal average
Chandrapur
948
Rajnagar mandal
962
Household size
people per home
4.1
−0.2 vs mandal average
Chandrapur
4.1
Rajnagar mandal
4.3

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Chandrapur at a glance

Chandrapur is a village of 2,012 people in 495 households (Census 2011) in Rajnagar block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the 2nd-largest of 98 villages in Rajnagar block. Literacy is 68%, 9 points above the block average of 59% and the sex ratio is 948 women per 1,000 men. It lies 30 km from the Birbhum district centre, 11 km from Pratappur, the nearest town, 6 km from Kachujor railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 731126, served by Karidhya post office; the LGD village code is 316994. The nearest hospital or health centre is PHC, Chakdaha, 7 km away. The sarpanch is JABA KISKU, and the village votes in Suri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Jagannath Chattopadhyay. The population is estimated at 2,372 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Chandrapur

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Chandrapur · this village2,01268%
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Hajrapur · Ranaghat - II3,43170%0 km N
Hajrapur · Dubrajpur1,96159%0 km N
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chandrapur

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
Yes
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
12
Power hours (winter)
20
Primary school
3
Middle school
1
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
1
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
1
Veterinary hospital
1
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
No
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
844.17
Irrigated area (ha)
42
Forest area (ha)
64.22

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Chandrapur

LGD code
316994
Pincode
731126
Post office
Karidhya
Population (Census 2011)
2,012
Population (projected 2026)
2,372
Households
495
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
948
Literacy rate
67.7%
Coordinates
23.88546°N, 87.42560°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Birbhum
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Suri
Member of Parliament
Satabdi Roy
Member of Legislative Assembly
Jagannath Chattopadhyay
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
JABA KISKU
Block / Mandal
Rajnagar
Getting there

How to reach Chandrapur

Mandal centre
Rajnagar · ≈ 1.8 km
≈ 4 min by car · 4 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Birbhum · ≈ 30 km
≈ 1 h 1 min by car · 1 h 12 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,430 people
Pratappur · ≈ 11 km
≈ 22 min by car · 26 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Kolkata175 kmcapital
  • Delhi1146 km
  • Hyderabad1177 km
  • Chennai1418 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKachujor6 km
  • Bus stopপাওয়ার হাউস মোর11 km
  • Hospital / PHCPHC, Chakdaha7 km
  • ATM / bankUCO Bank11 km
  • Petrol pumpTibriwala Petrol Pump11 km
  • CollegeBengal Institute of Technology and Management34 km
  • Police stationUkhra Out Post32 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-10
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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