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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
ROSNA BIBI
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- LGD code
- 312809
- Pincode
- 732138
- Post office
- Pakuahat
- Population
- 287
- Households
- 66
- Literacy rate
- 71.1%
- Sex ratio
- 952 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 146
Census 2011 · in context
How Chandrail compares
By population, Chandrail ranks #125 of 142 villages in Bamangola mandal.
Literacy rate
%
71.1%
+10.7% vs mandal average
- Chandrail
- 71.1%
- Bamangola mandal
- 60.4%
- Malda district
- 52.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
952
+9 vs mandal average
- Chandrail
- 952
- Bamangola mandal
- 943
Household size
people per home
4.3
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Chandrail
- 4.3
- Bamangola mandal
- 4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chandrail at a glance
Chandrail is a village of 287 people in 66 households (Census 2011) in Bamangola block, Malda district, West Bengal, the 125th-largest of 142 villages in Bamangola block. Literacy is 71%, 11 points above the block average of 60% and the sex ratio is 952 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 732138, served by Pakuahat post office; the LGD village code is 312809. The sarpanch is ROSNA BIBI. The population is estimated at 338 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chandrail · this village | 287 | 71% | — |
| Paschim Lakshmi Narayanpur · Bamangola | 2,448 | 65% | — |
| Bhangrail Palashbari · Bamangola | 2,150 | 54% | — |
| Dhamair · Bamangola | 2,056 | 61% | — |
| Sujail · Bamangola | 1,667 | 60% | — |
| Kuribari · Bamangola | 1,339 | 66% | — |
| Sayestabad · Bamangola | 1,228 | 69% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chandrail
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 13
- Power hours (winter)
- 15
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 68.17
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 41.75
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Chandrail
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Chandrail
- LGD code
- 312809
- Pincode
- 732138
- Post office
- Pakuahat
- Population (Census 2011)
- 287
- Population (projected 2026)
- 338
- Households
- 66
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 952
- Literacy rate
- 71.1%
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- ROSNA BIBI
- Block / Mandal
- Bamangola
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Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Chandrail
Other villages in Bamangola mandal
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- Nandinadaha
- Jaitan
- Mohammadpur
- Maharani
- Khatil
- Paschim Lakshmi Narayanpur
- Adatala
- Bhangrail Palashbari
- Thinagar
- Mukuli
- Gopalnagar
- Dharmma Danga
- Dhamair
- Khoksan
- Chhatia
- Parhabi Nagar
- Harinandanbati
- Kasba
- Sujail
- Bujurkhali
- Ashrafpur
- Manuli
- Bhadreshwar
- Sarmura
- Bengnapara
- Jagannathpur
- Khiripara
- Pathar Jagdala
- Kuribari
- Chengna
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-18
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)