Village · Bhaiyathan, Surguja # Chainpur Chainpur is a village in Bhaiyathan sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497231. The 2011 Census counted 581 people in 155 households, the 75th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.7%. - 581 people (2011) - 155 households - 59.3% literacy - 497231 PIN code ## Chainpur PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Chainpur is 497231. Chainpur falls in Bhaiyathan sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 497231 - Gram panchayat Mahuli - Community development block Bhaiyathan - Census village code 432761 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Chainpur from nearby towns? - Bhaiyathan (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ) 65 km by road - Surajpur (nearest town) 25 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Chainpur? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Chainpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Bhaiyathan - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Bhaiyathan - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 7 h summer · 9 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Chainpur known for? About 71% of the 189 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Chainpur Of every 100 households in Chainpur in 2011, 64 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chainpur · ■ Bhaiyathan rural average - Electricity for lighting 64% 60% - Toilet within the home 0% 8% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 92% - Tap water 12% 2% - Drinking water within premises 30% 19% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96% - Use banking services 51% 64% - Television 3% 13% - Mobile phone 10% 20% - Computer with internet 1% 0% - Two-wheeler 2% 11% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 35% 28% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Chainpur? ■ Chainpur · ■ Bhaiyathan rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 59.3% 61.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 963 983 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 735 958 - Working population 52.5% 51.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.1% for men and 46.6% for women. 47% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 13 (4%) · ■ Farm labourers 12 (4%) · ■ Other work 5 (2%) · ■ Marginal 275 (90%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Bhaiyathan - Rajbahar 627 people - Kewtali 604 people - Samauli 603 people - Narkalo 596 people - Jamdi 535 people - Govindgarh 529 people - Chopan 516 people - Bisahi 511 people All 90 villages in Bhaiyathan ## Other places named Chainpur - Chainpur · Sub-district, Palamu · 226,550 people - Chainpur · Sub-district, Kaimur · 187,692 people - Chainpur · Sub-district, Gumla · 56,591 people - Chainpur · Village, Chainpur, Kaimur · 11,306 people - Chain Pur · Town, Palamu · 8,188 people - Chainpur · Village, Chainpur, Gumla · 6,507 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chainpur? 497231 - How far is Chainpur from Ambikapur? 65 km by road - What is the population of Chainpur? 581 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chainpur in? Surguja district (Bhaiyathan sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Chainpur? 59.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/bhaiyathan/chainpur/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.