About Chainpur Village

Chainpur is one of the larger villages in Chainpur tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,507, made up of 3,300 males and 3,207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1254 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chainpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chainpur village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Chainpur
Pincode	835206
Area (hectares)	1254 hectares
Population	6,507
Male Population	3,300
Female Population	3,207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	972
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chainpur compares

By the 2011 count Chainpur is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 682 residents. Its 1254 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

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 village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 119 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Daltonganj, about 3.8 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	Medininagar	3.7 km
Nearest railway station	Daltonganj	3.8 km
District headquarters	Gumla	119 km

Villages closest to Chainpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chainpur 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 6,507. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 682 residents.

Chainpur village has 3,300 males and 3,207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chainpur has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Chainpur is 835206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chainpur covers 1254 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chainpur falls under Chainpur tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chainpur is Daltonganj, about 3.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chainpur.

Chainpur is about 119 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chainpur is in Chainpur tehsil of Gumla district. Medininagar is about 3.7 km away. Daltonganj is about 3.8 km away. Gumla is about 119 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.