Chainpur, Kaimur
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Chainpur | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Chainpur Location in Bihar, India  Chainpur Chainpur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 25°02′04″N 83°30′24″E / 25.0345°N 83.50655°E[1] | |
| Country | India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Kaimur |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.129 km2 (0.436 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 91 m (299 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 11,306[2] |
| • Density | 10,010/km2 (25,940/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bhojpuri, Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Chainpur is a village and corresponding community development block in Kaimur district of Bihar, India. It is located 11 km west of the district headquarters of Bhabua. As of 2011,[update] the village population was 11,306 in 1,653 households, while the block population was 187,692 in 30,189 households.[2] The main village Chainpur was also before known as Malikpur on the name of zamindar Malik Khan. Chainpur was established in early 1600s.[3]
Demographics
Chainpur is a rural block with no major urban centres. The block's sex ratio in 2011 was 939 females for every 1000 males, which was the highest sex ratio in Kaimur district (the district-wide ratio was 920). The sex ratio was higher in the 0-6 age group, where it was 968 (the district-wide value was 942). Members of scheduled castes made up 20.06% of the block population and members of scheduled castes made up 4.87%. The block's literacy rate was 62.53%, compared to the district-wide average of 69.34%. There was a 21.79% gender literacy gap (compared with the district-wide 20.97%), with 73.04% of men but only 51.25% of women able to read and write.[2]
Most of the Chainpur block workforce in 2011 was employed in agriculture, with 18.52% being agricultural labourers who owned or leased their own land and another 58.78% being agricultural labourers who worked someone else's land for wages. Another 6.31% worked in household industries, and the remaining 16.39% were other workers. Men made up around two-thirds of the block workforce, with there being 43,681 male and 20,795 female workers in 2011.[2]