Town · Janjgir - Champa, Chhattisgarh # Chandrapur Chandrapur is a town in Dabhra sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh (nagar panchayat). The 2011 Census counted 7,688 people in 1,658 households. Literacy was 77.9%. - 7,688 people (2011) - 1,658 households - 77.9% literacy - 15 census wards ## Population of Chandrapur ■ Chandrapur · ■ Janjgir - Champa urban average - Literacy (age 7+) 77.9% 81.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 996 969 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 910 923 - Working population 40.0% 41.5% Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Homes and amenities in Chandrapur Of every 100 households in Chandrapur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Chandrapur · ■ Janjgir - Champa urban average - Electricity for lighting 96% 95% - Toilet within the home 38% 44% - No toilet (open defecation) 61% 55% - Tap water 63% 49% - Drinking water within premises 44% 40% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 19% 28% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 80% 69% - Use banking services 38% 48% - Television 56% 60% - Mobile phone 48% 52% - Computer with internet 1% 2% - Two-wheeler 21% 26% - Car / jeep / van 3% 4% - None of these assets 23% 18% - Own their home 84% 82% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What people in Chandrapur work as ■ Services, trade & industry 1,522 (49%) · ■ Household industry 961 (31%) · ■ Farming 473 (15%) · ■ Marginal 123 (4%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Chandrapur in numbers and road distances - Density 1,216 per km² - Annual rainfall 1,394 mm - Temperature range 6 °C to 43 °C ### Road distances - Raipur (state capital) 250 km by road - Janjgir (district HQ) 115 km by road - Raigarh (city of 1 lakh+) 29 km by road - Raipur (city of 5 lakh+) 250 km by road - Raigarh (railway station) 29 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory. ## Services and economy in Chandrapur ### Civic services - Pucca roads 6 km - Drainage Open drains - Flush toilets 146 - Water storage 211 kl - Electricity — homes 809 - Electricity — industry 29 ### Hospitals - ● Dispensaries 1 · 6 beds · 1 doctors - ● Veterinary hospitals 1 ### Schools and colleges - ● Primary schools 4 govt · 5 private - ● Senior secondary schools 1 govt · 4 private ### Banks - Nationalised banks 2 - Private banks 1 Main manufactured goods: silk cloth and gold jwellery. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory. ## Hospitals, banks, ATMs and more in Chandrapur - Banks 3 in Chandrapur - Petrol pumps 2 in Chandrapur Source: Overture Maps Foundation places, release 2026-10-21.0 (CDLA-Permissive-2.0, Apache-2.0 or CC0 by source). ## Chandrapur ward list (2011) | Ward (2011) | People | Households | | Ward 1 | 631 | 125 | | Ward 2 | 600 | 123 | | Ward 3 | 516 | 112 | | Ward 4 | 627 | 129 | | Ward 5 | 641 | 158 | | Ward 6 | 572 | 110 | | Ward 7 | 645 | 141 | | Ward 8 | 545 | 116 | | Ward 9 | 528 | 114 | | Ward 10 | 480 | 87 | | Ward 11 | 305 | 71 | | Ward 12 | 453 | 88 | | Ward 13 | 295 | 64 | | Ward 14 | 416 | 121 | | Ward 15 | 434 | 99 | Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. Census wards of 2011; municipal ward boundaries may have changed since. ## Know before you go: Chandrapur - Time zone UTC+5:30, no daylight saving · Asia/Kolkata - Currency Rupee (INR) - Country calling code +91 - Languages English, Hindi, Bengali, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil - Plug types Type C, D · 230 V - Driving side Left - Postcode format 6 digits (######) ### Nearest airports - Jharsuguda Airport (JRG) 87 km - Bilaspur Airport (PAB) · Bilaspur 120 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.4 hours, sunrise around 05:13) and shortest in Dec (about 10.8 hours, sunrise around 06:27, sunset around 17:16). Source: GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-03; OurAirports (public domain). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Other towns in Janjgir - Champa - Dabhra · 7,854 people - Adbhar · 7,272 people - Jaijepur · 7,946 people - Saragaon · 7,216 people - Nawagarh · 8,118 people - Rahaud · 6,160 people - Naya Baradwar · 8,793 people - Shivrinarayan · 9,707 people - Kharod · 10,193 people - Baloda · 13,630 people - Sakti · 21,955 people - Akaltara · 22,712 people ## Other places named Chandrapur - Chandrapur · District, Maharashtra · 2,204,307 people - Chandrapur · Sub-district, Chandrapur · 481,758 people - Chandrapur · Town, Chandrapur · 320,379 people - Chandrapur · Sub-district, Kamrup Metropolitan · 49,277 people - Chandrapur · Sub-district, Rayagada · 28,952 people - Chandrapur · Town, Rajkot · 8,906 people ## Quick answers - What is the population of Chandrapur? 7,688 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chandrapur in? Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh - How many wards does Chandrapur have? 15 census wards (2011) - What plug type is used in Chandrapur? Type C, D, 230 V - What is the nearest airport to Chandrapur? Jharsuguda Airport (JRG), about 87 km in a straight line At a glance - Sub-district: Dabhra - District: Janjgir - Champa - State: Chhattisgarh - Census town code: 801962 - Status: nagar panchayat - Coordinates: 21.708, 83.235 --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/dabhra/chandrapur/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.