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About Chaphwa Village

Chaphwa is a small village in Katiya tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 348, made up of 171 males and 177 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 15 hectares hectares.

Chaphwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaphwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Katiya
Area (hectares) 15 hectares
Population 348
Male Population 171
Female Population 177
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,035
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chaphwa compares

By the 2011 count Chaphwa is the 83rd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,104 residents. Its 15 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1114.

Getting to Chaphwa

Chaphwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chaphwa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bilahi Khas, Binod Chak, Bishunpura and Burhia Bari. 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 Chaphwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaphwa village had a population of 348. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,104 residents.

Chaphwa village has 171 males and 177 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaphwa has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1114.

Chaphwa covers 15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chaphwa falls under Katiya tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The census record for Chaphwa notes the nearest railway station 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 km distance for Chaphwa.

Chaphwa is in Katiya 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 Chaphwa today is likely to be higher.

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