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About Chainpur Village

Chainpur is a large village in Taraiya tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,151, made up of 1,993 males and 2,158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,083 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201 hectares hectares.

Chainpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chainpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Taraiya
Area (hectares) 201 hectares
Population 4,151
Male Population 1,993
Female Population 2,158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,083
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 5th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,987 residents. Its 201 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

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 25 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Gunrajpur Dhama Halt, 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 Taraiya under 2 km
Nearest railway station Gunrajpur Dhama Halt 5.1 km
Nearest town Marhaura 12 km
District headquarters Saran 25 km

Villages closest to Chainpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Taraiya 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 4,151. That makes it the 5th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,987 residents.

Chainpur village has 1,993 males and 2,158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chainpur has about 1083 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Chainpur covers 201 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chainpur falls under Taraiya tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chainpur is Gunrajpur Dhama Halt, about 5.1 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chainpur.

Chainpur is about 25 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 Taraiya tehsil of Saran district. Taraiya is about under 2 km away. Gunrajpur Dhama Halt is about 5.1 km away. Marhaura is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Galimapur (under 2 km), Sanikhairati (under 2 km) and Khairati (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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