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About Chainpur Village

Chainpur is a large village in Chas tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,548, made up of 1,307 males and 1,241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 462.29 hectares hectares.

Chainpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chainpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Bokaro
Tehsil Chas
Area (hectares) 462.29 hectares
Population 2,548
Male Population 1,307
Female Population 1,241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chainpur compares

By the 2011 count Chainpur is the 35th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,993 residents. Its 462.29 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

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 10+ km distance. 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 29 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Sondimra, about 15 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 Sondimra 15 km
Nearest town Kathhāra 20 km
District headquarters Bokaro 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Chas 30 km

Villages closest to Chainpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chas 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 2,548. That makes it the 35th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,993 residents.

Chainpur village has 1,307 males and 1,241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chainpur has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Chainpur covers 462.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chainpur falls under Chas tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chainpur is Sondimra, about 15 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 within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chainpur.

Chainpur is about 29 km from Bokaro in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chainpur is in Chas tehsil of Bokaro district. Sondimra is about 15 km away. Kathhāra is about 20 km away. Bokaro is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Durgapur (3.3 km), Nishchintpur (4.1 km) and Amadi (7.6 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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