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About Chanpi Village

Chanpi is a small village in Lapung tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 186, made up of 99 males and 87 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chanpi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanpi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Lapung
Pincode 835234
Area (hectares) 172 hectares
Population 186
Male Population 99
Female Population 87
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chanpi compares

By the 2011 count Chanpi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 808 residents. Its 172 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 1016.

Getting to Chanpi

Chanpi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chanpi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 46 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Govindpur Road, about 8.7 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 Chanpi
Tehsil headquarters Lapung 3.2 km
Nearest railway station Govindpur Road 8.7 km
Nearest town Khunti 32 km
District headquarters Ranchi 46 km

Villages closest to Chanpi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lapung 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 186. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 808 residents.

Chanpi village has 99 males and 87 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanpi has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1016.

The pincode recorded for Chanpi is 835234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chanpi covers 172 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chanpi falls under Lapung tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chanpi is Govindpur Road, about 8.7 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 village for Chanpi.

Chanpi is about 46 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chanpi is in Lapung tehsil of Ranchi district. Lapung is about 3.2 km away. Govindpur Road is about 8.7 km away. Khunti is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalje (under 2 km), Baragain (under 2 km) and Bankakera (1.8 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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