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About Chainpur Village

Chainpur is one of the larger villages in Chainpur tehsil, in the district of Kaimur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,306, made up of 5,856 males and 5,450 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 821103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chainpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chainpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kaimur
Tehsil Chainpur
Pincode 821103
Area (hectares) 112.91 hectares
Population 11,306
Male Population 5,856
Female Population 5,450
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chainpur compares

By the 2011 count Chainpur is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,264 residents. Its 112.91 hectares work out to about 100 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Chainpur

Chainpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chainpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 145 km from Kaimur, and the nearest railway station is Dharminiya, about under 2 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 Dharminiya under 2 km
Nearest town Sagauli 9.2 km
District headquarters Kaimur 145 km

Villages closest to Chainpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chainpur 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 11,306. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,264 residents.

Chainpur village has 5,856 males and 5,450 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chainpur has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Chainpur is 821103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chainpur covers 112.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 100 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chainpur falls under Chainpur tehsil of Kaimur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chainpur is Dharminiya, about under 2 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 village for Chainpur.

Chainpur is about 145 km from Kaimur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chainpur is in Chainpur tehsil of Kaimur district. Dharminiya is about under 2 km away. Sagauli is about 9.2 km away. Kaimur is about 145 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sihora (4.0 km), Naughara (4.6 km) and Ramgarh (4.8 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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