# Chainpur, Palamu (Jharkhand) – Villages List, Towns & Population

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Sub-district · Palamu, Jharkhand 

# Chainpur

Chainpur is a sub-district of Palamu district, Jharkhand. At the 2011 Census it had **226,550 people**, 2 towns and 180 villages (169 inhabited). The largest village is Baranw (7,588 people).

- 226,550people (2011)
- 180villages
- 2towns
- 57.7%literacy

## Population of Chainpur compared with Palamu

■ Chainpur · ■ Palamu district

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.7%**

**63.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****959**

**945

Working population ****37.4%**

**36.8%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Chainpur

Of every 100 households in Chainpur in 2011, 30 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Chainpur · ■ Palamu district

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**86%

Tap water ****3%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**92%

Use banking services ****55%**

**51%

Television ****13%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****32%**

**31%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Towns in Chainpur

- Shah Pur13,513 people
- Chain Pur8,188 people

## Largest villages in Chainpur

- Baranw · 7,588 people
- Chando · 5,743 people
- Kankari · 5,117 people
- Burhibir · 4,824 people
- Rabda · 4,511 people
- Bori · 4,392 people
- Pathar Alias Narsinhapur · 4,299 people
- Neura · 4,210 people
- Semra · 4,154 people
- Ausane · 4,017 people
- Salatua · 3,583 people
- Karso · 3,560 people
- Banua · 3,496 people
- Babhandih · 3,024 people
- Hutar · 2,885 people
- Harnamar · 2,882 people

[All 180 villages in Chainpur →](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/palamu/chainpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Chainpur?180 (169 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Chainpur in?Palamu district, Jharkhand
- What is the population of Chainpur?226,550 (Census 2011)