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About Chainpur Village

Chainpur is a large village in Purulia II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,785, made up of 1,437 males and 1,348 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 365.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chainpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chainpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Purulia II
Pincode 723149
Area (hectares) 365.43 hectares
Population 2,785
Male Population 1,437
Female Population 1,348
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Chainpur compares

By the 2011 count Chainpur is the 12th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,574 residents. Its 365.43 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Chainpur

Chainpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chainpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. The nearest villages by name are Bihahura, Biltora, Biralgaria and Birgiri. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 2,785. That makes it the 12th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,574 residents.

Chainpur village has 1,437 males and 1,348 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chainpur has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Chainpur is 723149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chainpur covers 365.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chainpur falls under Purulia II tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Chainpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chainpur.

Chainpur is in Purulia II tehsil of Puruliya district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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