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About Chainpur Village

Chainpur is a mid sized village in Jalalpur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 962, made up of 519 males and 443 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 854 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78.88 hectares hectares.

Chainpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chainpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Jalalpur
Area (hectares) 78.88 hectares
Population 962
Male Population 519
Female Population 443
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 854
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chainpur compares

By the 2011 count Chainpur is the 44th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,857 residents. Its 78.88 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

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 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 160 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Bhabua Road, about 19 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 Bhabhua 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalalpur 14 km
Nearest railway station Bhabua Road 19 km
District headquarters Saran 160 km

Villages closest to Chainpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jalalpur 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 962. That makes it the 44th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,857 residents.

Chainpur village has 519 males and 443 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, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Chainpur covers 78.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chainpur falls under Jalalpur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chainpur is Bhabua Road, about 19 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chainpur.

Chainpur is about 160 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chainpur is in Jalalpur tehsil of Saran district. Bhabhua is about 10 km away. Jalalpur is about 14 km away. Bhabua Road is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rewari (6.1 km), Tanrwa (12 km) and Bareja (14 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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