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About Chainpur Village

Chainpur is a mid sized village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 922, made up of 475 males and 447 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34.9 hectares hectares.

Chainpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chainpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Machhlishahr
Area (hectares) 34.9 hectares
Population 922
Male Population 475
Female Population 447
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
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 Chainpur compares

By the 2011 count Chainpur is the 278th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 34.9 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Chainpur

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

Chainpur lies about 40 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Mungara Badshahpur, about 16 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
Tehsil headquarters Machhlishahr 15 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 15 km
Nearest railway station Mungara Badshahpur 16 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 40 km

Villages closest to Chainpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Machhlishahr 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 922. That makes it the 278th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Chainpur village has 475 males and 447 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chainpur has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1061.

Chainpur covers 34.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chainpur falls under Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chainpur is Mungara Badshahpur, about 16 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 Chainpur.

Chainpur is about 40 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chainpur is in Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Machhlishahr is about 15 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 15 km away. Mungara Badshahpur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagauli (under 2 km), Purabeni (under 2 km) and Faridabad (under 2 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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