About Chaphan Village

Chaphan is a small village in Singhwara tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 498, made up of 251 males and 247 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 276 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaphan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaphan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Darbhanga
Tehsil	Singhwara
Pincode	847106
Area (hectares)	276 hectares
Population	498
Male Population	251
Female Population	247
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	984
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chaphan compares

By the 2011 count Chaphan is the 74th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,153 residents. Its 276 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Chaphan

Chaphan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chaphan as Available within 5 - 10 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bishunathpatti, Bithauli, Brahampur and Chak Dargah. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Chaphan

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaphan village had a population of 498. That makes it the 74th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,153 residents.

Chaphan village has 251 males and 247 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaphan has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Chaphan is 847106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaphan covers 276 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chaphan falls under Singhwara tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The census record for Chaphan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chaphan.

Chaphan is in Singhwara tehsil of Darbhanga district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.