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About Chafwa Village

Chafwa is a mid sized village in Bhorey tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,217, made up of 567 males and 650 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,146 females per 1000 males. The village covers 143.38 hectares hectares.

Chafwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chafwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Bhorey
Area (hectares) 143.38 hectares
Population 1,217
Male Population 567
Female Population 650
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,146
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 Chafwa compares

By the 2011 count Chafwa is the 43rd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents. Its 143.38 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1079.

Getting to Chafwa

Chafwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chafwa 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. The nearest villages by name are Bhiswa Khalsa, Bhopatpura, Bhore and Bisrampur. 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.

Common questions about Chafwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Chafwa village had a population of 1,217. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents.

Chafwa village has 567 males and 650 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chafwa has about 1146 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1079.

Chafwa covers 143.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chafwa falls under Bhorey tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The census record for Chafwa notes the nearest railway station 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 Chafwa.

Chafwa is in Bhorey tehsil of Gopalganj 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.

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

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