Chandpur Champagachhi (also written as Chandapur Champagachhi) is a

census town In India and some other countries, a census town is designated as a town that satisfies certain characteristics. India In India, a census town is one which is not statutorily notified and administered as a town, but nevertheless whose population ...

in the

Rajarhat Rajarhat is a locality in Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is close to Kolkata and also a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). Lying ...

CD block in the

Bidhannagar subdivision Bidhannagar subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. After transferring Rajarhat-Gopalpur Municipality and Rajarhat (Community development block) to Bidhannagar subdivision, ...

of the

North 24 Parganas district North 24 Parganas (abv. 24 PGS (N)) or sometimes North Twenty Four Parganas is a district in southern West Bengal, of eastern India. North 24 Parganas extends in the tropical zone from latitude 22° 11′ 6″ north to 23° 15′ 2″ north and f ...

in the state of

West Bengal West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fourt ...

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

Geography

Location

Chandapur Champagachhi is located at .

Area overview

Rajarhat, a rural area earlier, adjacent to Kolkata, is being transformed into an upmarket satellite township, with modern business hubs, luxury real estate and eye-catching shopping malls. With enormous construction activity taking place all around, things are changing fast, leaving behind a description at any given point of time as outdated in no time. Bidhannagar subdivision consists of Bidhannagar Municipality, Mahishbathan II Gram Panchayat and Rajarhat-Gopalpur Municipality (subsequently merged to form

Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation is the local government responsible for the civic infrastructure and administration of Salt Lake and Rajarhat areas in Greater Kolkata. Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation was headed by Administrator Shri Pa ...

since 2015), including Nabadiganta Industrial Township (Bidhannagar Sector - V) and

Rajarhat (Community development block) Rajarhat is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Bidhannagar subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Rajarhat Bishnupur, a constituent panchayat in Rajarhat block, i ...

. 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.

Demographics

According to the

2011 Census of India The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ...

, Chandapur Champagachhi had a total population of 6,431, of which 3,260 (51%) were males and 3,171 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 844. The total number of literate persons in Chandapur Champagachhi was 4,494 (80.44% of the population over 6 years).

Infrastructure

According to the ''District Census Handbook, North Twenty Four Parganas'', 2011, Chandapur Champagachhi covered an area of 2.1409 km². It had 5 km roads, with open drains. The protected water-supply involved tap water from treated sources, hand pumps. It had 1,000 domestic electric connections, 70 road light points. Among the medical facilities it had 3 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities, it had 2 primary schools, 2 middle schools, 1 secondary school, 1 senior secondary school. The nearest college was 12 km away at

Bidhannagar Bidhannagar is a planned urban agglomeration and city and a municipal corporation of the North 24 Parganas in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is in Greater Kolkata region and also a part of the area covered by the Kolkata Metropolitan Dev ...

Healthcare

Rekjoani Rural Hospital at

Rekjuani Rekjuani is a census town in the Rajarhat CD block in the Bidhannagar subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Rekjuani is located at . Area overview Rajarhat, a rural area earlier ...

with 30 beds functions as the main medical facility in Rajarhat CD block.

References

{{North 24 Parganas District Cities and towns in North 24 Parganas district