About Chapri Village

Chapri is a mid sized village in Dhuraiya tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 941, made up of 469 males and 472 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88 hectares hectares.

Chapri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chapri village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Dhuraiya
Area (hectares)	88 hectares
Population	941
Male Population	469
Female Population	472
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,006
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 Chapri compares

By the 2011 count Chapri is the 77th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 88 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Chapri

Chapri is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chapri 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 Chapri from other places

Chapri lies about 26 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Bela, about 13 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 Chapri
Nearest railway station	Bela	13 km
Nearest town	Purāini	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhuraiya	26 km
District headquarters	Banka	26 km

Villages closest to Chapri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chapri village had a population of 941. That makes it the 77th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Chapri village has 469 males and 472 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chapri has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Chapri covers 88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chapri falls under Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chapri is Bela, about 13 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 Chapri.

Chapri is about 26 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chapri is in Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district. Bela is about 13 km away. Purāini is about 19 km away. Dhuraiya is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.