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About Chainpur Village

Chainpur is a small village in Katghora tehsil, in the district of Korba, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 425, made up of 210 males and 215 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495446, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chainpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chainpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Korba
Tehsil Katghora
Pincode 495446
Area (hectares) 117.89 hectares
Population 425
Male Population 210
Female Population 215
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chainpur compares

By the 2011 count Chainpur is the 79th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 928 residents. Its 117.89 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 991.

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. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 22 km from Korba, and the nearest railway station is Gevra Road, about 17 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 town Bhelai 12 km
Nearest railway station Gevra Road 17 km
District headquarters Korba 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Katghora 22 km

Villages closest to Chainpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Katghora 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 425. That makes it the 79th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 928 residents.

Chainpur village has 210 males and 215 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chainpur has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Chainpur is 495446. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chainpur covers 117.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chainpur falls under Katghora tehsil of Korba district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chainpur is Gevra Road, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Chainpur is about 22 km from Korba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chainpur is in Katghora tehsil of Korba district. Bhelai is about 12 km away. Gevra Road is about 17 km away. Korba is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arda (5.2 km), Jamnimuda (8.6 km) and Jhal Kachhar (12 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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