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About Chapri Village

Chapri is a mid sized village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 842, made up of 450 males and 392 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824232, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chapri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chapri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 824232
Area (hectares) 110 hectares
Population 842
Male Population 450
Female Population 392
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chapri compares

By the 2011 count Chapri is the 90th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,510 residents. Its 110 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Chapri

Chapri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chapri 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 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 53 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Ekangarsarai, about 10 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 Ekangarsarai 10 km
Nearest town Islāmpur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 29 km
District headquarters Gaya 53 km

Villages closest to Chapri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chapri village had a population of 842. That makes it the 90th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,510 residents.

Chapri village has 450 males and 392 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chapri has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Chapri is 824232. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chapri covers 110 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chapri falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chapri is Ekangarsarai, about 10 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chapri.

Chapri is about 53 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chapri is in Fatehpur tehsil of Gaya district. Ekangarsarai is about 10 km away. Islāmpur is about 14 km away. Fatehpur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagwan (5.6 km), Tetaria (6.4 km) and Dhangawan (9.1 km).

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

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