About Chainpur Village

Chainpur is a mid sized village in Sagma tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 876, made up of 451 males and 425 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 480 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chainpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chainpur village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Garhwa
Tehsil	Sagma
Pincode	822121
Area (hectares)	480 hectares
Population	876
Male Population	451
Female Population	425
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	942
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chainpur compares

By the 2011 count Chainpur is the 11th largest of the 16 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,900 residents. Its 480 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Chainpur

Chainpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chainpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 42 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Wyndhamganj, about 4.0 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	Wyndhamganj	4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sagma	5.4 km
Nearest town	Renukūt	38 km
District headquarters	Garhwa	42 km

Villages closest to Chainpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sagma 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.

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Common questions about Chainpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Chainpur village had a population of 876. That makes it the 11th largest of the 16 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,900 residents.

Chainpur village has 451 males and 425 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chainpur has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Chainpur is 822121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chainpur covers 480 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chainpur falls under Sagma tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chainpur is Wyndhamganj, about 4.0 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 10+ km distance for Chainpur.

Chainpur is about 42 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chainpur is in Sagma tehsil of Garhwa district. Wyndhamganj is about 4.0 km away. Sagma is about 5.4 km away. Renukūt is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.