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About Chainpur Village

Chainpur is a large village in Chhatapur tehsil, in the district of Supaul, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,415, made up of 2,288 males and 2,127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 651.22 hectares hectares.

Chainpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chainpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Supaul
Tehsil Chhatapur
Area (hectares) 651.22 hectares
Population 4,415
Male Population 2,288
Female Population 2,127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chainpur compares

By the 2011 count Chainpur is the 23rd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 4,629 residents. Its 651.22 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

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 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 Chainpur from other places

Chainpur lies about 54 km from Supaul, and the nearest railway station is Lalitgram, about 4.8 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 Lalitgram 4.8 km
Nearest town Bhawanipur 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Chhatapur 19 km
District headquarters Supaul 54 km

Villages closest to Chainpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chhatapur 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 4,415. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,629 residents.

Chainpur village has 2,288 males and 2,127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chainpur has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Chainpur covers 651.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chainpur falls under Chhatapur tehsil of Supaul district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chainpur is Lalitgram, about 4.8 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 5 - 10 km distance for Chainpur.

Chainpur is about 54 km from Supaul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chainpur is in Chhatapur tehsil of Supaul district. Lalitgram is about 4.8 km away. Bhawanipur is about 7.5 km away. Chhatapur 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 Thuthi (2.0 km), Chapain (2.8 km) and Matiari (3.8 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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