About Chainpur Village

Chainpur is a mid sized village in Palkot tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,181, made up of 588 males and 593 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 419 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835207, 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	Palkot
Pincode	835207
Area (hectares)	419 hectares
Population	1,181
Male Population	588
Female Population	593
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,009
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
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 21st largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,116 residents. Its 419 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Chainpur

Chainpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chainpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 23 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Pokla, about 24 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	Palkot	7.8 km
District headquarters	Gumla	23 km
Nearest town	Gumlā	23 km
Nearest railway station	Pokla	24 km

Villages closest to Chainpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Palkot 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 1,181. That makes it the 21st largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,116 residents.

Chainpur village has 588 males and 593 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chainpur has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Chainpur is 835207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chainpur covers 419 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chainpur falls under Palkot tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chainpur is Pokla, about 24 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 5 - 10 km distance for Chainpur.

Chainpur is about 23 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 Palkot tehsil of Gumla district. Palkot is about 7.8 km away. Gumla is about 23 km away. Gumlā is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.