Chandipur, Purba Medinipur

Chandipur
চণ্ডীপুর
Village
Chandipur
Chandipur

Location in West Bengal, India

Coordinates: 22°05′31.9″N 87°51′22.3″E / 22.092194°N 87.856194°E / 22.092194; 87.856194Coordinates: 22°05′31.9″N 87°51′22.3″E / 22.092194°N 87.856194°E / 22.092194; 87.856194
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Population (2011)
  Total 2,343
Languages
  Official Bengali, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 721659 (Mathchandipur)
Telephone/STD code 03228
Lok Sabha constituency Kanthi
Vidhan Sabha constituency Chandipur
Website purbamedinipur.gov.in

Chandipur is a village, in Chandipur CD Block in Tamluk subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.

CD Block HQ

The headquarters of Chandipur CD Block are located at Chandipur.[1]

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Chandipur had a total population of 2,343 of which 1,186 (51%) were males and 1,157 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 217. The total number of literates in Chandipur was 2,025 (95.25% of the population over 6 years).[2]

Police station

Chandipur police station has jurisdiction over Chandipur CD Block. Chandipur police station covers an area of 138.86 km2 with a population of 188,065.[3][4]

Transport

SH 4 connecting Jhalda (in Purulia district) and Digha (in Purba Medinipur district) passes through Chandipur.[5]

There is a road linking Chandipur and Nandigram.[6]

Laban Satyagraha Smarak is a railway station on the Tamluk-Digha line,[7]

References

  1. "District Census Handbook: Purba Medinipur" (PDF). Map of Purba Medinipur with CD Block HQs and Police Stations. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  2. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  3. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purba Medinipur". Tables 2.1, 2.2. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  4. "Nandakumar PS". Purba Medinipur District Police. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  5. "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  6. Google maps
  7. "68690 Digha-Mecheda Local". Time Table. indiarailinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2016.


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