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About Chanakpur Village

Chanakpur is a mid sized village in Bajpur tehsil, in the district of Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,486, made up of 784 males and 702 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 187.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chanakpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanakpur village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Udham Singh Nagar
Tehsil Bajpur
Pincode 262401
Area (hectares) 187.14 hectares
Population 1,486
Male Population 784
Female Population 702
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chanakpur compares

By the 2011 count Chanakpur is the 28th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,162 residents. Its 187.14 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Chanakpur

Chanakpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chanakpur as Available within 5 - 10 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chanakpur from other places

Chanakpur lies about 21 km from Udham Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Bazpur, about 9.3 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 Chanakpur
Nearest railway station Bazpur 9.3 km
Nearest town Bāzpur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Bajpur 21 km
District headquarters Udham Singh Nagar 21 km

Villages closest to Chanakpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanakpur village had a population of 1,486. That makes it the 28th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,162 residents.

Chanakpur village has 784 males and 702 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanakpur has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Chanakpur is 262401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chanakpur covers 187.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chanakpur falls under Bajpur tehsil of Udham Singh Nagar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chanakpur is Bazpur, about 9.3 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 km distance for Chanakpur.

Chanakpur is about 21 km from Udham Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chanakpur is in Bajpur tehsil of Udham Singh Nagar district. Bazpur is about 9.3 km away. Bāzpur is about 12 km away. Bajpur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barhani (under 2 km), Khambari (under 2 km) and Khukreta (1.8 km).

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

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