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About Champanagar Village

Champanagar is a mid sized village in Shankarpur tehsil, in the district of Madhepura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,410, made up of 720 males and 690 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 180 hectares hectares.

Champanagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Champanagar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhepura
Tehsil Shankarpur
Area (hectares) 180 hectares
Population 1,410
Male Population 720
Female Population 690
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Champanagar compares

By the 2011 count Champanagar is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 11,802 residents. Its 180 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Champanagar

Champanagar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Champanagar 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Champanagar from other places

Champanagar lies about 15 km from Madhepura, and the nearest railway station is Dauram Madhepura, about 16 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 Champanagar
Tehsil headquarters Shankarpur 7.0 km
District headquarters Madhepura 15 km
Nearest railway station Dauram Madhepura 16 km

Villages closest to Champanagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Champanagar village had a population of 1,410. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 11,802 residents.

Champanagar village has 720 males and 690 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Champanagar has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 928.

Champanagar covers 180 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Champanagar falls under Shankarpur tehsil of Madhepura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Champanagar is Dauram Madhepura, about 16 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Champanagar.

Champanagar is about 15 km from Madhepura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Champanagar is in Shankarpur tehsil of Madhepura district. Shankarpur is about 7.0 km away. Madhepura is about 15 km away. Dauram Madhepura is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gidha (under 2 km), Behrari (3.3 km) and Kamargaon (4.8 km).

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

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