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About Chanpi Village

Chanpi is a small village in Garu tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 131, made up of 68 males and 63 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 457 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chanpi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanpi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Garu
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 457 hectares
Population 131
Male Population 68
Female Population 63
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chanpi compares

By the 2011 count Chanpi is the 62nd largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 439 residents. Its 457 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Chanpi

Chanpi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chanpi as Available within 10+ 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 Chanpi from other places

Chanpi lies about 28 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Kumandih, 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 Chanpi
Tehsil headquarters Garu 12 km
Nearest railway station Kumandih 22 km
District headquarters Latehar 28 km
Nearest town Lātehār 28 km

Villages closest to Chanpi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanpi village had a population of 131. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 439 residents.

Chanpi village has 68 males and 63 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanpi has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Chanpi is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chanpi covers 457 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chanpi falls under Garu tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chanpi is Kumandih, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chanpi.

Chanpi is about 28 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chanpi is in Garu tehsil of Latehar district. Garu is about 12 km away. Kumandih is about 22 km away. Latehar is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kabri (under 2 km), Mahuadabar (under 2 km) and Sima Khas (under 2 km).

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

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