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About Chainpur Village

Chainpur is a mid sized village in Udaypur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,520, made up of 783 males and 737 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 386.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chainpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chainpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Udaypur
Pincode 497116
Area (hectares) 386.27 hectares
Population 1,520
Male Population 783
Female Population 737
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chainpur compares

By the 2011 count Chainpur is the 13th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 907 residents. Its 386.27 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

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 village. 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 27 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Bishrampur, about 22 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 Bishrampur 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Udaypur 27 km
District headquarters Surguja 27 km
Nearest town Ambikāpur 27 km

Villages closest to Chainpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Udaypur 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 1,520. That makes it the 13th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 907 residents.

Chainpur village has 783 males and 737 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chainpur has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Chainpur is 497116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chainpur covers 386.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chainpur falls under Udaypur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chainpur is Bishrampur, about 22 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 village for Chainpur.

Chainpur is about 27 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chainpur is in Udaypur tehsil of Surguja district. Bishrampur is about 22 km away. Udaypur is about 27 km away. Surguja is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kawalgiri (1.7 km), Bhandargaon (3.0 km) and Khamhariya (3.4 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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