Chandrapur is a neighbourhood under duttapukur and Barasat I CD block in the Barasat Sadar subdivision in the North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Chandrapur is located at .
Duttapukur, Shibalaya, Chandrapur, Gangapur, Chatta Baria and Joypul form a cluster of census towns in the northern part of the CD Block. The entire cluster has a very high density of population. (See the infobox of each census town for density of population).
Duttapukur police station has jurisdiction over Barasat I CD Block.
The area covered in the map alongside is largely a part of the north Bidyadhari Plain. located in the lower Ganges Delta. The country is flat. It is a little raised above flood level and the highest ground borders the river channels.54.67% of the people of the densely populated area lives in the urban areas and 45.33% lives in the rural areas.
<small>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.</small>
India census, Chandrapur had a population of 5,047; of this, 2,574 are male, 2,473 female. It has an average literacy rate of 87.2%, higher than the national average of 74.04%.
As per District Census Handbook 2011, Chandrapur covered an area of 0.5948 km<sup>2</sup>. It had 2 primary schools, 1 middle school, 1 secondary school and 1 senior secondary school. The nearest college was 8 km away at Barasat. Chandrapur had a hospital with 6 beds and 2 dispensaries/ health centres (without any bed).
Chandrapur is beside National Highway 112 (Jessore Road).
Duttapukur railway station on the Sealdah-Bangaon line, which is part the Kolkata Suburban Railway railway system, is located nearby.
There is a primary health centre at Duttapukur. For other medical facilities in the area see Barasat Sadar subdivision.
North 24 Parganas district has been identified as one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination.
Map of Barasat I CD Block on Page 393 of District Census Handbook.