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About Chananpur Village

Chananpur is a mid sized village in Masaurhi tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,311, made up of 709 males and 602 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 849 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122 hectares hectares.

Chananpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chananpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Masaurhi
Area (hectares) 122 hectares
Population 1,311
Male Population 709
Female Population 602
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 849
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 Chananpur compares

By the 2011 count Chananpur is the 50th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,885 residents. Its 122 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Chananpur

Chananpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chananpur 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 Chananpur from other places

Chananpur lies about 24 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Nadwan, about 2.0 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 Chananpur
Nearest railway station Nadwan 2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Masaurhi 4.5 km
Nearest town Masaurhi Buzurg 4.5 km
District headquarters Patna 24 km

Villages closest to Chananpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chananpur village had a population of 1,311. That makes it the 50th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,885 residents.

Chananpur village has 709 males and 602 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chananpur has about 849 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 924.

Chananpur covers 122 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chananpur falls under Masaurhi tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chananpur is Nadwan, about 2.0 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 Chananpur.

Chananpur is about 24 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chananpur is in Masaurhi tehsil of Patna district. Nadwan is about 2.0 km away. Masaurhi is about 4.5 km away. Masaurhi Buzurg is about 4.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harbanspur (under 2 km), Bhalua (under 2 km) and Akauna (under 2 km).

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

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