Chainpur block (Palamu district) is one of the administrative blocks of Palamu district, Jharkhand state, India. The block contains 35 panchayats. According to 2011 census 1 No. of households 47138 2 Geographical area 167274 Acre 3 Total population 224423 4 Total population (Male) 115412 5 Total population (Female) 109011 6 Total literates 109245 7 Total literate (male) 67189 8 Total Literate (female) 42056
Demographics
At the time of the 2011 census, Chainpur block had a population of 226,550. Chainpur block had a sex ratio of 942 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 57.74%: 69.00% for males and 45.75% for females. 41,648 (18.38%) were under 7 years of age. 21,701 (9.58%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes were 47,671 (21.04%) and 41,451 (18.30%) of the population, respectively.
List of panchayats Rabada Khura Kalan Karso Bondi Salatua Buribir Ornar Bansdih Baraon Narsinghpur Pathara Kosiyara Patariya Khurd Purbdiha Lokeya Taleya Babhandih Mahugawan Bandua Jhariwa Shahpur (North) Shahpur (South) Chainpur Bhargawan Neura Semara Bedama Babhandih Nawadih Ramgarh Uldanda Chorhat Kankari Basariya Kalan Chando Awsane Bansdih Khurd Huttar
Schools and college Greater S.L.A. School, (residential school) Birsanagar Shahpur Rotary (Anand Shankar) Gyan Sagar Public School St. Ignatius H/S School Kundpani St.Xavir Middle School Mahuwabathan SSGPH High School Climax Public School The Success Hub, Chainpur Block Oxford public school, new township chainpur shahpur
See also Palamu Loksabha constituency Jharkhand Legislative Assembly Jharkhand Palamu
References
Blocks of Palamu district