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About Chanp Village

Chanp is one of the larger villages in Hussainganj tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,848, made up of 3,941 males and 3,907 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 392 hectares hectares.

Chanp Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanp village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Hussainganj
Area (hectares) 392 hectares
Population 7,848
Male Population 3,941
Female Population 3,907
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chanp compares

By the 2011 count Chanp is the 6th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,062 residents. Its 392 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Chanp

Chanp is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chanp as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Chanp from other places

Chanp lies about 4.4 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Siwan Junction, about 3.6 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 Chanp
Nearest railway station Siwan Junction 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Hussainganj 4.4 km
District headquarters Siwan 4.4 km
Nearest town Siwān 4.4 km

Villages closest to Chanp

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hussainganj 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 Chanp

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanp village had a population of 7,848. That makes it the 6th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,062 residents.

Chanp village has 3,941 males and 3,907 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanp has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 969.

Chanp covers 392 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chanp falls under Hussainganj tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chanp is Siwan Junction, about 3.6 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chanp.

Chanp is about 4.4 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chanp is in Hussainganj tehsil of Siwan district. Siwan Junction is about 3.6 km away. Hussainganj is about 4.4 km away. Siwan is about 4.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rasulpur (1.9 km), Surapur (2.3 km) and Bindwal (2.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Chanp today is likely to be higher.

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