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About Chananpura Village

Chananpura is a mid sized village in Jamalpur tehsil, in the district of Munger, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,558, made up of 819 males and 739 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133 hectares hectares.

Chananpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chananpura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Munger
Tehsil Jamalpur
Area (hectares) 133 hectares
Population 1,558
Male Population 819
Female Population 739
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
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 Chananpura compares

By the 2011 count Chananpura is the 14th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,509 residents. Its 133 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Chananpura

Chananpura is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chananpura 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 Chananpura from other places

Chananpura lies about 5.0 km from Munger, and the nearest railway station is Jamalpur Junction, about 2.9 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 Chananpura
Nearest railway station Jamalpur Junction 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Jamalpur 3.4 km
Nearest town Jamālpur 3.4 km
District headquarters Munger 5.0 km

Villages closest to Chananpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chananpura village had a population of 1,558. That makes it the 14th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,509 residents.

Chananpura village has 819 males and 739 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chananpura has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

Chananpura covers 133 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chananpura falls under Jamalpur tehsil of Munger district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chananpura is Jamalpur Junction, about 2.9 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 Chananpura.

Chananpura is about 5.0 km from Munger in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chananpura is in Jamalpur tehsil of Munger district. Jamalpur Junction is about 2.9 km away. Jamalpur is about 3.4 km away. Jamālpur is about 3.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramnager (under 2 km), Harpur (under 2 km) and Safiabad (1.5 km).

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

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