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Census Town in West Bengal, India

Chandpur
Census Town
ChandpurLocation in West BengalShow map of West BengalChandpurLocation in IndiaShow map of India
Coordinates: 22°09′44″N 88°21′37″E / 22.1623°N 88.3602°E / 22.1623; 88.3602
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	South 24 Parganas
CD block	Mandirbazar
Area
• Total	3.98 km (1.54 sq mi)
Elevation	7 m (23 ft)
Population
• Total	6,777
• Density	1,700/km (4,400/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Bengali
• Additional official	English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	743395
Telephone code	+91 3174
Vehicle registration	WB-19 to WB-22, WB-95 to WB-99
Lok Sabha constituency	Mathurapur (SC)
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Mandirbazar (SC)
Website	www.s24pgs.gov.in

Chandpur is a census town and a gram panchayat within the jurisdiction of the Mandirbazar police station in the Mandirbazar CD block in the Diamond Harbour subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

8km
5miles Hooghly River Jatar DeulT

LakshmikantapurR

Baribhanga AbadR

RaidighiR

LalpurCT

Purba RanaghatCT

MathurapurCT

Krishna ChandrapurCT

KrishnapurR

MandirbazarR

Purba BishnupurCT

BangsidharpurCT

ChandpurCT MagrahatCT

BilandapurCT

SwangrampurCT

Dihi KalasCT

Uttar KalasCT

NainanCT

ShyampurCT

DhamuaCT

BaneswarpurR

BamnaCT

KalikapotaCT

Uttar KusumCT

BarijpurCT

UsthiCT

Ghola NoaparaCT

Uttar BishnupurCT

SirakolCT

AjodhyanagarCT

Cities and towns in the eastern part of Diamond Harbour subdivision (including Magrahat I & II, Mandirbazar, Mathurapur I & II CD blocks) in South 24 Parganas district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, N: neighbourhood, T: religious centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Area overview

Diamond Harbour subdivision is a rural subdivision with patches of urbanization. Only 14.61% of the population lives in the urban areas and an overwhelming 85.39% lives in the rural areas. In the eastern portion of the subdivision (shown in the map alongside) there are 24 census towns. The entire district is situated in the Ganges Delta and the eastern part of the district is a flat plain area with small towns, many in clusters. Location of places in the larger map varies a little. It is an OpenStreetMap, while we are using coordinates as in Google Maps.

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Location

Chandpur is located at 22°09′44″N 88°21′37″E / 22.1623°N 88.3602°E / 22.1623; 88.3602

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Chandpur had a total population of 6,777 of which 3,533 (52%) were males and 3,244 (48%) were females. There were 990 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Chandpur was 4,679 (80.85% of the population over 6 years).

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Chandpur covered an area of 3.9821 km. Among the physical aspects, there is a railway station at Mathurapur 4.5 km away. Among the civic amenities, the protected water supply involved hand pumps, tanks, ponds, lakes. It had 328 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities, it had 1 dispensary/ health centre. Among the educational facilities it had were 4 primary schools, the nearest higher school facilities being at Jagdishpur 3 km away. Among the social, recreational and cultural facilities it had 1 orphanage. An important commodity it produced was sholapith items. It had the branches of 1 nationalised bank and 1 agricultural credit society.

Transport

A short stretch of local roads link Chandpur to the State Highway 1.

Mathurapur Road railway station is located nearby.

Healthcare

Naiyarat Rural Hospital at Naiyarat, with 30 beds, is the major government medical facility in the Mandirbazar CD block.

References

^ "Fact and Figures". Wb.gov.in. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
"52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA" (PDF). Nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. p. 85. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
"District Statistical Handbook 2014 South Twety-four Parganas". Table 2.1, 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
"Census of India 2011, West Bengal, District Census Handbook, South Twentyfour Parganas, Series – 20, Part XII-A, Village and Town Directory" (PDF). Page 13, Physiography. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
"District Human Development Report: South 24 Parganas". Chapter 9: Sundarbans and the Remote Islanders, p 290-311. Development & Planning Department, Government of West Bengal, 2009. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
"CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
"District Census Handbook South Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Section II Town Directory, Pages 999-1006 Statement I: Status and Growth History, Pages 1006-1010; Statement II: Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, Pages 1010-1015; Statement III: Civic and other Amenities, Pages 1015-1019; Statement IV: Medical Facilities 2009, Pages 1019-1027 Statement V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, Pages 1027- 1029:Statement VI:Industry and Banking. Directorate of Census Operations V, West Bengal. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
^ Google maps
"Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 30 November 2019.

Cities and towns in South 24 Parganas district, West Bengal

Cities, municipal
and census towns

Alipore Sadar subdivision	Abhirampur Amtala Asuti Balarampur Barkalikapur Benjanhari Acharial Bhasa Birlapur Bishnupur Bora Gagangohalia Bawali Budge Budge Buita Chak Alampur Chak Enayetnagar Chak Kashipur Chanddandaha Chata Kalikapur Dakshin Raypur Daulatpur Ganye Gangadharpur Hanspukuria Kalua Kanganbaria Kanyanagar Kriparampur Maheshtala Nadabhanga Nahazari Nischintapur Patharberia Poali Pujali Ramchandrapur Rameswarpur Ramkrishnapur Samali Uttar Raypur
Baruipur subdivision	Alipur Baharu Baruipur Baruipur (P) Bhangar Raghunathpur Bidyadharpur Chak Baria Champahati Danga Garia Gobindapur Hariharpur Jaynagar Majilpur Kalikapur Kalikapur Barasat Khodar Bazar Komarhat Mallikpur Maricha Naridana Nimpith Panchghara Petua Radhanagar Rajpur Sonarpur Ramchandrapur Raynagar Sahebpur Salipur Solgohalia Tulshighata Uttar Durgapur Uttarparanij
Diamond Harbour subdivision	Ajodhyanagar Bamna Baneshwarpur Bangsidharpur Berandari Bagaria Bilandapur Chandpala Anantapathpur Chandpur Dhamua Dhola Diamond Harbour Dihi Kalas Durganagar Fatepur Ghola Noapara Hasimnagar Kalikapota Krishna Chandrapur Lalpur Magrahat Masat Mathurapur Mohanpur Nainan Patdaha Purba Bishnupur Purba Ranaghat Sangrampur Shyampur Sirakol Swangrampur Usthi Uttar Bishnupur Uttar Kalas Uttar Kusum
Kakdwip subdivision	Kakdwip
Canning subdivision	Basanti Banshra Canning Dighirpar Gaur Daha Kalaria Matla Rajapur Taldi

Locations other than
Cities, municipal
and census towns

Alipore Sadar subdivision	Bakrahat Burul Dongaria Doultabad Nadakhali Vidyanagar
Baruipur subdivision	Dakshin Barasat Dhosa Jamtala Jiran Gachhi Kalyanpur Kheadaha Kultali Maipit Nalmuri Tilpi Uttar Kasipur
Diamond Harbour subdivision	Baneswarpur Baribhanga Abad Bhushna Chhatrabhog Falta Harindanga Krishnpur Kulpi Lakshmikantapur Mandirbazar Netra Parulia Punya Raydighi Abad Raychak Ramnagar Sarisha
Kakdwip subdivision	Bakkhali Fraserganj Ganespur Gangasagar Gobardhanpur Harinbari Harwood Point Namkhana Patharpratima Ramganga Rudranagar
Canning subdivision	Bhangonkhali Chhota Molla Khali Deuli Gosaba Jharkhali Jibantala Mather Dighi Pathankhali Sonakhali Tengra Khali

Neighbourhoods