Chandpur

Chandpur is a census town in Barrackpore subdivision in North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal. This town is a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration.

Geography of Chandpur
Chandpur is located at 22.52 ° N and 88.12 ° E with an average elevation of 6 meters. The cluster of census towns around and near the Sodepur-Madhyamgram Road, between Panihati and New Barrackpur is formed with Muragachha, Talbandha, Chandpur and Teghari.

Demography of Chandpur
According to 2001 census, Chandpur had a population of about 8843. Males comprise of 51% of the population while females consist of 49% of the population .Chandpur has a literacy rate of about 68% which is higher than the national standard of 59.5%. The male literacy rate is 74% and the female literacy rate is 61%. 12% of the population is below 6 years of age.

Transportation of Chandpur
Chandpur is connected to both Kalyani Expressway and Sodepur-Madhyamgram road and local roads link Chandpur via these roads. The nearest railway stations are Madhyamgram railway station on the Sealdah-Bangaon line and the Sodepur station on the Sealdah-Ranaghat line.

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