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About Chainpur Village

Chainpur is a mid sized village in Kasmar tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 761, made up of 365 males and 396 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,085 females per 1000 males. The village covers 310.68 hectares hectares.

Chainpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chainpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Bokaro
Tehsil Kasmar
Area (hectares) 310.68 hectares
Population 761
Male Population 365
Female Population 396
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,085
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chainpur compares

By the 2011 count Chainpur is the 42nd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,363 residents. Its 310.68 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Chainpur

Chainpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chainpur as Available within 5 - 10 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 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
Tehsil headquarters Kasmar 5.8 km
Nearest railway station Sondimra 15 km
Nearest town Kathhāra 20 km
District headquarters Bokaro 29 km

Villages closest to Chainpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kasmar 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 761. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,363 residents.

Chainpur village has 365 males and 396 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chainpur has about 1085 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Chainpur covers 310.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chainpur falls under Kasmar 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance 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 Kasmar tehsil of Bokaro district. Kasmar is about 5.8 km away. Sondimra is about 15 km away. Kathhāra is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barai Khurd (under 2 km), Barai Kalan (under 2 km) and Karkata Khur (1.8 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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