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About Chhapia Village

Chhapia is a small village in Baikunthpur tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 300, made up of 156 males and 144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54 hectares hectares.

Chhapia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhapia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Baikunthpur
Area (hectares) 54 hectares
Population 300
Male Population 156
Female Population 144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhapia compares

By the 2011 count Chhapia is the 78th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,341 residents. Its 54 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Chhapia

Chhapia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chhapia as Available within <5 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 Chhapia from other places

Chhapia lies about 42 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Katalpur Halt, about 3.5 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 Chhapia
Tehsil headquarters Baikunthpur 1.8 km
Nearest railway station Katalpur Halt 3.5 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 15 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 42 km

Villages closest to Chhapia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhapia village had a population of 300. That makes it the 78th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,341 residents.

Chhapia village has 156 males and 144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhapia has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Chhapia covers 54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhapia falls under Baikunthpur tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chhapia is Katalpur Halt, about 3.5 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chhapia.

Chhapia is about 42 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhapia is in Baikunthpur tehsil of Gopalganj district. Baikunthpur is about 1.8 km away. Katalpur Halt is about 3.5 km away. Sāhibganj is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chiuntaha (under 2 km), Gamhari (under 2 km) and Baikunthpur (1.8 km).

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

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