Chandrapur is a village and gram panchayat in Rajnagar CD Block in Suri Sadar subdivision of Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Chandrapur
Village
Chandrapur is located in West Bengal
Chandrapur
Chandrapur
Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 23°55′42″N 87°23′06″E / 23.928212°N 87.384867°E / 23.928212; 87.384867
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictBirbhum
Population
 (2011)
 • Total2,012
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
731130 (Chandrapur)
Telephone/STD code03462
Lok Sabha constituencyBirbhum
Vidhan Sabha constituencySuri
Websitebirbhum.nic.in

Geography edit

 
 
 
8km
5miles
 
Ajay River
Bakreshwar
River
Mayurakshi
River
Tilpara
Barrage
B
Patharchapuri
R
Bakreshwar
RV
Deucha
R
Bara Chaturi
R
Nakrakonda
R
Abinashpur
R
Hetampur
R
Purandarpur
R
Angar Garia
R
BTPP Township
R
Kankartala
R
Khoyrasol
R
Panrui
R
Chandrapur
R
Lokpur
R
Mohammad Bazar
R
Dubrajpur
M
Sainthia
M
Suri
M
Rajnagar
CT
Ahmedpur
CT
Kalipur
CT
Karidhya
CT
Cities and towns in Suri Sadar subdivision of Birbhum district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, B: Barrage.
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location edit

Rajnagar, the CD block headquarters, is 11 km away from Chandrapur. Suri, the district headquarters, is 15 km away.[1]

Police station edit

There is a police station at Chandrapur.[2]

Gram panchayat edit

Villages in Chandrapur gram panchayat are: Baishnabdaspur, Balarampur, Baraghata, Bhabanandapur, Chaktulsi, Chandrapur, Daldala, Durgapur, Fakirdas, Faridpur, Gamarkunda, Ganeshpur, Haripur, Jamira, Kanaipur, Kanchannagar, Kusmasul, Madhaipur, Monoharpur, Pataldanga, Rajpur, Sajina, Takipur and Tarasol.[1]

Demographics edit

As per the 2011 Census of India, Chandrapur had a total population of 2,012 of which 1,033 (51%) were males and 979 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 211. The total number of literates in Chandrapur was 1,363 (75.68% of the population over 6 years).[3]

Transport edit

SH 6, running from Rajnagar to Alampur, passes through Chandrapur.[4]

Post Office edit

Chandrapur has a delivery sub post office, with PIN 731130, under Suri head office. Branch offices with the same PIN are Aligarh, Joypur, Kundira, Kurulmetia, Lauberia, Laujore, Muktipur and Ranigram.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Indian Village Directory". Chandrapur. villageinfo.in. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Birbhum Police". Police Stations. West Bengal Police. Archived from the original on 12 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  3. ^ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  4. ^ Google maps
  5. ^ "Birbhum Postal Zip Code Finder by Post Office". pincodezip.in. Archived from the original on 2 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.