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About Chayanpur Village

Chayanpur is a small village in Kundhit tehsil, in the district of Jamtara, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 163, made up of 89 males and 74 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 831 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815359, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chayanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chayanpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Jamtara
Tehsil Kundhit
Pincode 815359
Area (hectares) 140 hectares
Population 163
Male Population 89
Female Population 74
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 831
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chayanpur compares

By the 2011 count Chayanpur is the 127th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 550 residents. Its 140 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Chayanpur

Chayanpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chayanpur as Available within village. 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 Chayanpur from other places

Chayanpur lies about 35 km from Jamtara, and the nearest railway station is Barabanki Junction, about 2.7 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 Chayanpur
Nearest railway station Barabanki Junction 2.7 km
Nearest town Jāmuria 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Kundhit 35 km
District headquarters Jamtara 35 km

Villages closest to Chayanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chayanpur village had a population of 163. That makes it the 127th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 550 residents.

Chayanpur village has 89 males and 74 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chayanpur has about 831 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Chayanpur is 815359. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chayanpur covers 140 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chayanpur falls under Kundhit tehsil of Jamtara district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chayanpur is Barabanki Junction, about 2.7 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 10+ km distance for Chayanpur.

Chayanpur is about 35 km from Jamtara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chayanpur is in Kundhit tehsil of Jamtara district. Barabanki Junction is about 2.7 km away. Jāmuria is about 5.4 km away. Kundhit is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rupnarayanpur (18 km), Siulibona (27 km) and Panchmahli (27 km).

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

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