About Chainpur Village

Chainpur is a mid sized village in Rajaun tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,274, made up of 663 males and 611 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chainpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chainpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Rajaun
Pincode	813109
Area (hectares)	189 hectares
Population	1,274
Male Population	663
Female Population	611
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	922
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chainpur compares

By the 2011 count Chainpur is the 59th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents. Its 189 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Chainpur

Chainpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chainpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chainpur from other places

Chainpur lies about 17 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Punsia, about 6.0 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Chainpur
Nearest railway station	Punsia	6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rajaun	7.0 km
Nearest town	Amarpur	17 km
District headquarters	Banka	17 km

Villages closest to Chainpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajaun tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Chainpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Chainpur village had a population of 1,274. That makes it the 59th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents.

Chainpur village has 663 males and 611 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chainpur has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Chainpur is 813109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chainpur covers 189 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chainpur falls under Rajaun tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chainpur is Punsia, about 6.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chainpur.

Chainpur is about 17 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chainpur is in Rajaun tehsil of Banka district. Punsia is about 6.0 km away. Rajaun is about 7.0 km away. Amarpur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.