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About Chainpur Village

Chainpur is a small village in Pratappur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 178, made up of 101 males and 77 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 762 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chainpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chainpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Pratappur
Pincode 825404
Area (hectares) 23 hectares
Population 178
Male Population 101
Female Population 77
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 762
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
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 125th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 717 residents. Its 23 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Chainpur

Chainpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chainpur as Available within <5 km distance. 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 78 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Nabinagar Road, 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 town Nabīnagar 9.5 km
Nearest railway station Nabinagar Road 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Pratappur 30 km
District headquarters Chatra 78 km

Villages closest to Chainpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pratappur 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 178. That makes it the 125th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 717 residents.

Chainpur village has 101 males and 77 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chainpur has about 762 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Chainpur is 825404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chainpur covers 23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chainpur falls under Pratappur tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chainpur is Nabinagar Road, 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chainpur.

Chainpur is about 78 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chainpur is in Pratappur tehsil of Chatra district. Nabīnagar is about 9.5 km away. Nabinagar Road is about 15 km away. Pratappur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baghakola (1.7 km), Nauabar (2.2 km) and Shikarpur (2.5 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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