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About Bania Chhapar Village

Bania Chhapar is a mid sized village in Katiya tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,110, made up of 551 males and 559 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841437, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bania Chhapar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bania Chhapar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Katiya
Pincode 841437
Area (hectares) 52 hectares
Population 1,110
Male Population 551
Female Population 559
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bania Chhapar compares

By the 2011 count Bania Chhapar is the 35th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,104 residents. Its 52 hectares work out to about 21 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 Bania Chhapar

The census records public bus service for Bania Chhapar 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bania Chhapar from other places

Bania Chhapar lies about 27 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Phulwaria, about 11 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 Bania Chhapar
Nearest railway station Phulwaria 11 km
Nearest town Mirganj 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Katiya 27 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 27 km

Villages closest to Bania Chhapar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Katiya 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 Bania Chhapar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bania Chhapar village had a population of 1,110. That makes it the 35th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,104 residents.

Bania Chhapar village has 551 males and 559 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bania Chhapar has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1114.

The pincode recorded for Bania Chhapar is 841437. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bania Chhapar covers 52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bania Chhapar falls under Katiya tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bania Chhapar is Phulwaria, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Bania Chhapar.

Bania Chhapar is about 27 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bania Chhapar is in Katiya tehsil of Gopalganj district. Phulwaria is about 11 km away. Mirganj is about 15 km away. Katiya is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karkataha (under 2 km), Misrauli (2.9 km) and Sohnaria (3.0 km).

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

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