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About Chanpura Village

Chanpura is a mid sized village in Bahoriband tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 784, made up of 389 males and 395 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 261.04 hectares hectares.

Chanpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanpura village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Bahoriband
Area (hectares) 261.04 hectares
Population 784
Male Population 389
Female Population 395
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
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 Chanpura compares

By the 2011 count Chanpura is the 81st largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents. Its 261.04 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Chanpura

Chanpura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chanpura 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 Chanpura from other places

Chanpura lies about 50 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Sihora Road, about 9.4 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 Chanpura
Nearest railway station Sihora Road 9.4 km
Nearest town Sihorā 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Bahoriband 30 km
District headquarters Katni 50 km

Villages closest to Chanpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanpura village had a population of 784. That makes it the 81st largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents.

Chanpura village has 389 males and 395 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanpura has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Chanpura covers 261.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chanpura falls under Bahoriband tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chanpura is Sihora Road, about 9.4 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 Chanpura.

Chanpura is about 50 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chanpura is in Bahoriband tehsil of Katni district. Sihora Road is about 9.4 km away. Sihorā is about 11 km away. Bahoriband is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katara (7.8 km), Khirhani (8.2 km) and Muhatara (10 km).

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

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