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About Chanpura Village

Chanpura is a mid sized village in Sangrampur tehsil, in the district of Munger, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,252, made up of 678 males and 574 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 847 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chanpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanpura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Munger
Tehsil Sangrampur
Pincode 813221
Area (hectares) 155 hectares
Population 1,252
Male Population 678
Female Population 574
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 847
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chanpura compares

By the 2011 count Chanpura is the 34th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,534 residents. Its 155 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 882.

Getting to Chanpura

Chanpura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chanpura as Available within village. 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 Chanpura from other places

Chanpura lies about 87 km from Munger, and the nearest railway station is Rajajan Halt, about 4.7 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 Chanpura
Nearest railway station Rajajan Halt 4.7 km
Nearest town Bārh 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Sangrampur 15 km
District headquarters Munger 87 km

Villages closest to Chanpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanpura village had a population of 1,252. That makes it the 34th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,534 residents.

Chanpura village has 678 males and 574 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanpura has about 847 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 882.

The pincode recorded for Chanpura is 813221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chanpura covers 155 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chanpura falls under Sangrampur tehsil of Munger district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chanpura is Rajajan Halt, about 4.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chanpura.

Chanpura is about 87 km from Munger in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chanpura is in Sangrampur tehsil of Munger district. Rajajan Halt is about 4.7 km away. Bārh is about 13 km away. Sangrampur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gurgawan (4.8 km), Kuangarhi (6.4 km) and Barhaunian (9.3 km).

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

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