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About Chainpur Village

Chainpur is a mid sized village in Marhaura tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 519, made up of 254 males and 265 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19 hectares hectares.

Chainpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chainpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Marhaura
Area (hectares) 19 hectares
Population 519
Male Population 254
Female Population 265
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chainpur compares

By the 2011 count Chainpur is the 87th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,345 residents. Its 19 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Chainpur

The census records public bus service for Chainpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 28 km from Saran. 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 Marhaura under 2 km
District headquarters Saran 28 km

Villages closest to Chainpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Marhaura 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 519. That makes it the 87th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,345 residents.

Chainpur village has 254 males and 265 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chainpur has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

Chainpur covers 19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chainpur falls under Marhaura tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The census record for Chainpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chainpur.

Chainpur is about 28 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 Marhaura tehsil of Saran district. Marhaura is about under 2 km away. Saran is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rup Rahimpur (under 2 km), Marhaura Chattis (under 2 km) and Ghurna (under 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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