About Chhap Village

Chhap is a large village in Hathua tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,988, made up of 2,482 males and 2,506 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 332 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841436, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhap Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhap village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gopalganj
Tehsil	Hathua
Pincode	841436
Area (hectares)	332 hectares
Population	4,988
Male Population	2,482
Female Population	2,506
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,010
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 Chhap compares

By the 2011 count Chhap is the 9th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,123 residents. Its 332 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1037.

Getting to Chhap

Chhap is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chhap 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 Chhap from other places

Chhap lies about 22 km from Gopalganj. 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 Chhap
Tehsil headquarters	Hathua	5.0 km
Nearest town	Mirganj	8.7 km
District headquarters	Gopalganj	22 km

Villages closest to Chhap

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

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Common questions about Chhap

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhap village had a population of 4,988. That makes it the 9th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,123 residents.

Chhap village has 2,482 males and 2,506 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhap has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1037.

The pincode recorded for Chhap is 841436. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhap covers 332 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chhap falls under Hathua tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The census record for Chhap 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 Chhap.

Chhap is about 22 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhap is in Hathua tehsil of Gopalganj district. Hathua is about 5.0 km away. Mirganj is about 8.7 km away. Gopalganj is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.