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About Chhaparia Village

Chhaparia is a small village in Sikti tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 319, made up of 170 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.07 hectares hectares.

Chhaparia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhaparia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Sikti
Area (hectares) 74.07 hectares
Population 319
Male Population 170
Female Population 149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhaparia compares

By the 2011 count Chhaparia is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,814 residents. Its 74.07 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Chhaparia

Chhaparia is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chhaparia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chhaparia from other places

Chhaparia lies about 20 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Arariya, about 26 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Chhaparia
Tehsil headquarters Sikti 8.7 km
District headquarters Araria 20 km
Nearest town Arāria 20 km
Nearest railway station Arariya 26 km

Villages closest to Chhaparia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sikti tehsil.

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 Chhaparia

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhaparia village had a population of 319. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,814 residents.

Chhaparia village has 170 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhaparia has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

Chhaparia covers 74.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhaparia falls under Sikti tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chhaparia is Arariya, about 26 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Chhaparia is about 20 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhaparia is in Sikti tehsil of Araria district. Sikti is about 8.7 km away. Araria is about 20 km away. Arāria is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhaptia (1.9 km), Aulabari (2.1 km) and Khoragachhi (2.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Chhaparia today is likely to be higher.

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