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About Chanpi Village

Chanpi is a large village in Sherghati tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,065, made up of 1,047 males and 1,018 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157 hectares hectares.

Chanpi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanpi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Sherghati
Area (hectares) 157 hectares
Population 2,065
Male Population 1,047
Female Population 1,018
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chanpi compares

By the 2011 count Chanpi is the 19th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents. Its 157 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Chanpi

Chanpi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chanpi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Chanpi from other places

Chanpi lies about 38 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Guraru, about 31 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 Chanpi
Tehsil headquarters Sherghati 3.8 km
Nearest town Sherghāti 3.8 km
Nearest railway station Guraru 31 km
District headquarters Gaya 38 km

Villages closest to Chanpi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanpi village had a population of 2,065. That makes it the 19th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents.

Chanpi village has 1,047 males and 1,018 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanpi has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1007.

Chanpi covers 157 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chanpi falls under Sherghati tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chanpi is Guraru, about 31 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chanpi.

Chanpi is about 38 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chanpi is in Sherghati tehsil of Gaya district. Sherghati is about 3.8 km away. Sherghāti is about 3.8 km away. Guraru is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nawada (under 2 km), Barawan (under 2 km) and Bhikhanpur (under 2 km).

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

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