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About Champapur Village

Champapur is a mid sized village in Gande tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,750, made up of 885 males and 865 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 200 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Champapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Champapur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Gande
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 200 hectares
Population 1,750
Male Population 885
Female Population 865
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
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 Champapur compares

By the 2011 count Champapur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 200 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Champapur

Champapur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Champapur 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 Champapur from other places

Champapur lies about 13 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Maheshmunda Junction, about 11 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 Champapur
Tehsil headquarters Gande 3.7 km
Nearest railway station Maheshmunda Junction 11 km
District headquarters Giridih 13 km

Villages closest to Champapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Champapur village had a population of 1,750. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Champapur village has 885 males and 865 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Champapur has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Champapur is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Champapur covers 200 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Champapur falls under Gande tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Champapur is Maheshmunda Junction, about 11 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 Champapur.

Champapur is about 13 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Champapur is in Gande tehsil of Giridih district. Gande is about 3.7 km away. Maheshmunda Junction is about 11 km away. Giridih is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belatanr (under 2 km), Dokidih (under 2 km) and Irchitta (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Champapur today is likely to be higher.

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