| Chaitanyapur | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | India West Bengal # India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in West Bengal, India |
| Coordinates: | 22.1436°N 88.0834°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | West Bengal |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Purba Medinipur |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation M: | 7 |
| Population Total: | 3,169 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Bengali, English |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 721645, 721654 (Chaitanyapur) |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone/STD code |
| Area Code: | 03224 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Tamluk |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Haldia |
Chaitanyapur is a village and a gram panchayat, in Sutahata CD block in Haldia subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.
As per 2011 Census of India Chaitanyapur had a total population of 3,169 of which 1,660 (52%) were males and 1,509 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 286. The total number of literates in Chaitanyapur was 2,692 (93.38% of the population over 6 years).[1]
Chaitanyapur is located at 22.1436°N 88.0834°W.
79.19% of the population of Haldia subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 20.81% of the population live in the urban areas, and that is the highest proportion of urban population amongst the four subdivisions in Purba Medinipur district.[2]
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.
Vivekananda Mission Mahavidyalaya at PO Chaitanyapur was established in 1968. It offers courses in arts, science and commerce.[3] Vivekananda Mission Asram Sikshayatan and Saradamoni Vidyalaya are also notable school in chaitanyapur.
Chaitanyapur is located at the crossing of Kukrahati-Haldia Road and Haldia-Tamluk-Mecheda Road.[4]
Barda railway station nearby is a station on the Panskura-Haldia line.[5] The line was constructed in 1968[6] and was electrified in 1974-76.[7]