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About Chainpur Village

Chainpur is a mid sized village in Pathargama tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,130, made up of 585 males and 545 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chainpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chainpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Pathargama
Pincode 814133
Area (hectares) 97 hectares
Population 1,130
Male Population 585
Female Population 545
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chainpur compares

By the 2011 count Chainpur is the 33rd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 805 residents. Its 97 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Chainpur

Chainpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chainpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 27 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Ekchari, about 22 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 Pathargama 13 km
Nearest railway station Ekchari 22 km
Nearest town Colgong 25 km
District headquarters Godda 27 km

Villages closest to Chainpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pathargama 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 1,130. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 805 residents.

Chainpur village has 585 males and 545 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chainpur has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Chainpur is 814133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chainpur covers 97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chainpur falls under Pathargama tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chainpur is Ekchari, about 22 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 village for Chainpur.

Chainpur is about 27 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chainpur is in Pathargama tehsil of Godda district. Pathargama is about 13 km away. Ekchari is about 22 km away. Colgong is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khaira (under 2 km), Jamjori (1.5 km) and Chau Chak (3.4 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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