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About Chainpur Village

Chainpur is a mid sized village in Mahuadanr tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,156, made up of 578 males and 578 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 334.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chainpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chainpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Mahuadanr
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 334.28 hectares
Population 1,156
Male Population 578
Female Population 578
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chainpur compares

By the 2011 count Chainpur is the 19th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 740 residents. Its 334.28 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 985.

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 5 - 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 60 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Shivpur, about 54 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 Chatrā 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Mahuadanr 31 km
Nearest railway station Shivpur 54 km
District headquarters Latehar 60 km

Villages closest to Chainpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mahuadanr 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 1,156. That makes it the 19th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 740 residents.

Chainpur village has 578 males and 578 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chainpur has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 985.

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

Chainpur covers 334.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chainpur falls under Mahuadanr tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chainpur is Shivpur, about 54 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 60 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chainpur is in Mahuadanr tehsil of Latehar district. Chatrā is about 27 km away. Mahuadanr is about 31 km away. Shivpur is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Partabpur Nagar (3.1 km), Sohar (6.9 km) and Besra Kona (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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