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About Chainpura Village

Chainpura is a mid sized village in Tikari tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,427, made up of 743 males and 684 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99 hectares hectares.

Chainpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chainpura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Tikari
Area (hectares) 99 hectares
Population 1,427
Male Population 743
Female Population 684
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chainpura compares

By the 2011 count Chainpura is the 63rd largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents. Its 99 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Chainpura

Chainpura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chainpura as Available within 5 - 10 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 Chainpura from other places

Chainpura lies about 19 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Paraiya, about 10 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 Chainpura
Tehsil headquarters Tikari 4.8 km
Nearest town Tekāri 4.8 km
Nearest railway station Paraiya 10 km
District headquarters Gaya 19 km

Villages closest to Chainpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chainpura village had a population of 1,427. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents.

Chainpura village has 743 males and 684 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chainpura has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Chainpura covers 99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chainpura falls under Tikari tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chainpura is Paraiya, about 10 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 - 10 km distance for Chainpura.

Chainpura is about 19 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chainpura is in Tikari tehsil of Gaya district. Tikari is about 4.8 km away. Tekāri is about 4.8 km away. Paraiya is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Labhra (under 2 km), Panchanpur (under 2 km) and Singhapur (under 2 km).

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

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