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About Chainpur Village

Chainpur is a small village in Baghmara Cum Katras tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 459, made up of 234 males and 225 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 828305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chainpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chainpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Baghmara Cum Katras
Pincode 828305
Area (hectares) 40 hectares
Population 459
Male Population 234
Female Population 225
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chainpur compares

By the 2011 count Chainpur is the 136th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,248 residents. Its 40 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Chainpur

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 <5 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 24 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Giridih, about 21 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 Giridih 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Baghmara Cum Katras 24 km
District headquarters Dhanbad 24 km

Villages closest to Chainpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baghmara Cum Katras 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 459. That makes it the 136th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,248 residents.

Chainpur village has 234 males and 225 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chainpur has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Chainpur is 828305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chainpur covers 40 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chainpur falls under Baghmara Cum Katras tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chainpur is Giridih, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 24 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chainpur is in Baghmara Cum Katras tehsil of Dhanbad district. Giridih is about 21 km away. Baghmara Cum Katras is about 24 km away. Dhanbad is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Machhiara (1.9 km), Karanpura Alias Kasitanr (1.9 km) and Karitanr (3.8 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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