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About Chainpur Village

Chainpur is a mid sized village in Dehri tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 876, made up of 467 males and 409 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 311 hectares hectares.

Chainpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chainpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Dehri
Area (hectares) 311 hectares
Population 876
Male Population 467
Female Population 409
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chainpur compares

By the 2011 count Chainpur is the 50th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,387 residents. Its 311 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

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 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 Chainpur from other places

Chainpur lies about 47 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Dehri on Sone, about 5.1 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
Tehsil headquarters Dehri 3.9 km
Nearest town Madhurampur Dehri 3.9 km
Nearest railway station Dehri on Sone 5.1 km
District headquarters Rohtas 47 km

Villages closest to Chainpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dehri 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 876. That makes it the 50th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,387 residents.

Chainpur village has 467 males and 409 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chainpur has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

Chainpur covers 311 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chainpur falls under Dehri tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chainpur is Dehri on Sone, about 5.1 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 Chainpur.

Chainpur is about 47 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chainpur is in Dehri tehsil of Rohtas district. Dehri is about 3.9 km away. Madhurampur Dehri is about 3.9 km away. Dehri on Sone is about 5.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Berkap (under 2 km), Bhusahula (under 2 km) and Ahibaranpur (2.2 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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