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About Chainpur Village

Chainpur is a large village in Adapur tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,681, made up of 1,933 males and 1,748 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 343.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chainpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chainpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Adapur
Pincode 845305
Area (hectares) 343.7 hectares
Population 3,681
Male Population 1,933
Female Population 1,748
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chainpur compares

By the 2011 count Chainpur is the 21st largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,406 residents. Its 343.7 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 883.

Getting to Chainpur

Chainpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chainpur 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 5 - 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 31 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Nakardei, 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 Chainpur
Nearest railway station Nakardei 4.7 km
Nearest town Raxaul 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Adapur 9.8 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 31 km

Villages closest to Chainpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Adapur 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 3,681. That makes it the 21st largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,406 residents.

Chainpur village has 1,933 males and 1,748 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chainpur has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 883.

The pincode recorded for Chainpur is 845305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chainpur covers 343.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chainpur falls under Adapur tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chainpur is Nakardei, about 4.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Chainpur.

Chainpur is about 31 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chainpur is in Adapur tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Nakardei is about 4.7 km away. Raxaul is about 7.5 km away. Adapur is about 9.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhawanipur (1.9 km), Lachhimipur Pokhariya (2.0 km) and Belahiya (2.1 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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