About Chapra Village

Chapra is a mid sized village in Barahat tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,067, made up of 539 males and 528 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83 hectares hectares.

Chapra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chapra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Barahat
Area (hectares)	83 hectares
Population	1,067
Male Population	539
Female Population	528
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	980
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chapra compares

By the 2011 count Chapra is the 34th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,359 residents. Its 83 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Chapra

Chapra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chapra 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 5 - 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 11 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Punsia, about 1.6 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
Nearest railway station	Punsia	1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barahat	6.1 km
District headquarters	Banka	11 km
Nearest town	Bānka	11 km

Villages closest to Chapra

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

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Common questions about Chapra

As per the Census of India 2011, Chapra village had a population of 1,067. That makes it the 34th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,359 residents.

Chapra village has 539 males and 528 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chapra has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Chapra covers 83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chapra falls under Barahat tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chapra is Punsia, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Chapra.

Chapra is about 11 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chapra is in Barahat tehsil of Banka district. Punsia is about 1.6 km away. Barahat is about 6.1 km away. Banka is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.