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About Chainpur Village

Chainpur is a mid sized village in Erki tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 834, made up of 409 males and 425 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chainpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chainpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Erki
Pincode 835225
Area (hectares) 178 hectares
Population 834
Male Population 409
Female Population 425
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,039
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chainpur compares

By the 2011 count Chainpur is the 32nd largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 178 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Chainpur

Chainpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chainpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 13 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Bingaon, about 3.3 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 railway station Bingaon 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Erki 13 km
District headquarters Khunti 13 km

Villages closest to Chainpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Erki 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 834. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Chainpur village has 409 males and 425 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chainpur has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Chainpur is 835225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chainpur covers 178 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chainpur falls under Erki tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chainpur is Bingaon, about 3.3 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chainpur.

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

Chainpur is in Erki tehsil of Khunti district. Bingaon is about 3.3 km away. Erki is about 13 km away. Khunti 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 Bandu (7.8 km), Gamharia (10 km) and Jorko (11 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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