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About Chainpur Village

Chainpur is a mid sized village in Barachatti tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 579, made up of 268 males and 311 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,160 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49 hectares hectares.

Chainpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chainpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Barachatti
Area (hectares) 49 hectares
Population 579
Male Population 268
Female Population 311
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,160
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chainpur compares

By the 2011 count Chainpur is the 81st largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents. Its 49 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Chainpur

Chainpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chainpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 33 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bansinala Halt, about 26 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
Tehsil headquarters Barachatti 3.6 km
Nearest town Bagaha 9.4 km
Nearest railway station Bansinala Halt 26 km
District headquarters Gaya 33 km

Villages closest to Chainpur

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

Common questions about Chainpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Chainpur village had a population of 579. That makes it the 81st largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents.

Chainpur village has 268 males and 311 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chainpur has about 1160 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Chainpur covers 49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chainpur falls under Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chainpur is Bansinala Halt, about 26 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chainpur.

Chainpur is about 33 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chainpur is in Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district. Barachatti is about 3.6 km away. Bagaha is about 9.4 km away. Bansinala Halt is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Adalpur (under 2 km), Bank (under 2 km) and Beri (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Chainpur today is likely to be higher.

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