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About Chainpur Village

Chainpur is a mid sized village in Mashrakh tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,741, made up of 829 males and 912 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,100 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140 hectares hectares.

Chainpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chainpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Mashrakh
Area (hectares) 140 hectares
Population 1,741
Male Population 829
Female Population 912
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,100
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chainpur compares

By the 2011 count Chainpur is the 43rd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,844 residents. Its 140 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Chainpur

Chainpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. 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 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 20 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Kopa Samhota, about 4.2 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 railway station Kopa Samhota 4.2 km
Nearest town Revelganj 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Mashrakh 20 km
District headquarters Saran 20 km

Villages closest to Chainpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mashrakh 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 1,741. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,844 residents.

Chainpur village has 829 males and 912 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chainpur has about 1100 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 999.

Chainpur covers 140 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chainpur falls under Mashrakh tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chainpur is Kopa Samhota, about 4.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 20 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 Mashrakh tehsil of Saran district. Kopa Samhota is about 4.2 km away. Revelganj is about 11 km away. Mashrakh is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bangra (7.1 km), Balua (8.0 km) and Chhapia (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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