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About Chainpur Village

Chainpur is a mid sized village in Narkatia tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,787, made up of 964 males and 823 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 854 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99.1 hectares hectares.

Chainpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chainpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Narkatia
Area (hectares) 99.1 hectares
Population 1,787
Male Population 964
Female Population 823
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 854
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chainpur compares

By the 2011 count Chainpur is the 32nd largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,453 residents. Its 99.1 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Chainpur

Chainpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chainpur as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Chainpur from other places

Chainpur lies about 74 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Harinagar, about 5.2 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 town Rāmnagar 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Harinagar 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Narkatia 15 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 74 km

Villages closest to Chainpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Narkatia 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 1,787. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,453 residents.

Chainpur village has 964 males and 823 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chainpur has about 854 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 890.

Chainpur covers 99.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Chainpur is Harinagar, about 5.2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chainpur.

Chainpur is about 74 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 Narkatia tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Rāmnagar is about 4.9 km away. Harinagar is about 5.2 km away. Narkatia 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 Bela (6.5 km), Baikunthwa (7.4 km) and Dhapahar Patti Hardiya (8.1 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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