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About Chaparan Village

Chaparan is a small village in Nathnagar tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 38, made up of 20 males and 18 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 812005, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaparan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaparan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Nathnagar
Pincode 812005
Area (hectares) 35 hectares
Population 38
Male Population 20
Female Population 18
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chaparan compares

By the 2011 count Chaparan is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,687 residents. Its 35 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 881.

Getting to Chaparan

The census records public bus service for Chaparan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chaparan from other places

Chaparan lies about 30 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Katareah, about 2.5 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 Chaparan
Nearest railway station Katareah 2.5 km
Nearest town Naugachhia 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Nathnagar 30 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 30 km

Villages closest to Chaparan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaparan village had a population of 38. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,687 residents.

Chaparan village has 20 males and 18 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaparan has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 881.

The pincode recorded for Chaparan is 812005. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaparan covers 35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chaparan falls under Nathnagar tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chaparan is Katareah, about 2.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chaparan.

Chaparan is about 30 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaparan is in Nathnagar tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Katareah is about 2.5 km away. Naugachhia is about 12 km away. Nathnagar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Makanpur (9.7 km), Makunpur (9.7 km) and Kalupur (10 km).

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

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