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About Chapra Village

Chapra is a small village in Kutumba tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 275, made up of 143 males and 132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73 hectares hectares.

Chapra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chapra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Kutumba
Area (hectares) 73 hectares
Population 275
Male Population 143
Female Population 132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chapra compares

By the 2011 count Chapra is the 179th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,053 residents. Its 73 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Chapra

Chapra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chapra as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Chapra from other places

Chapra lies about 16 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Barkisalaiya, about 14 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 Chapra
Tehsil headquarters Kutumba 5.2 km
Nearest railway station Barkisalaiya 14 km
Nearest town Nabīnagar 14 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 16 km

Villages closest to Chapra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kutumba 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 Chapra

As per the Census of India 2011, Chapra village had a population of 275. That makes it the 179th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,053 residents.

Chapra village has 143 males and 132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chapra has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

Chapra covers 73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chapra falls under Kutumba tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chapra is Barkisalaiya, about 14 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chapra.

Chapra is about 16 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chapra is in Kutumba tehsil of Aurangabad district. Kutumba is about 5.2 km away. Barkisalaiya is about 14 km away. Nabīnagar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandrapura (under 2 km), Arti (under 2 km) and Parsawan (under 2 km).

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

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