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About Chanapur Village

Chanapur is a mid sized village in Colonelganj tehsil, in the district of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 894, made up of 475 males and 419 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120.87 hectares hectares.

Chanapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gonda
Tehsil Colonelganj
Area (hectares) 120.87 hectares
Population 894
Male Population 475
Female Population 419
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chanapur compares

By the 2011 count Chanapur is the 296th largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents. Its 120.87 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Chanapur

Chanapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chanapur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Chanapur from other places

Chanapur lies about 27 km from Gonda, and the nearest railway station is Bisheshwarganj, about 12 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 Chanapur
Nearest railway station Bisheshwarganj 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Colonelganj 17 km
District headquarters Gonda 27 km

Villages closest to Chanapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanapur village had a population of 894. That makes it the 296th largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents.

Chanapur village has 475 males and 419 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanapur has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Chanapur covers 120.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chanapur falls under Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chanapur is Bisheshwarganj, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chanapur.

Chanapur is about 27 km from Gonda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chanapur is in Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district. Bisheshwarganj is about 12 km away. Colonelganj is about 17 km away. Gonda is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharampur (1.8 km), Chhapar Talla (1.9 km) and Sisaiya (2.1 km).

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

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