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About Banian Chhapra Village

Banian Chhapra is a mid sized village in Kuchaikote tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,631, made up of 821 males and 810 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banian Chhapra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banian Chhapra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Kuchaikote
Pincode 841505
Area (hectares) 84.82 hectares
Population 1,631
Male Population 821
Female Population 810
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
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 Banian Chhapra compares

By the 2011 count Banian Chhapra is the 71st largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents. Its 84.82 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Banian Chhapra

The census records public bus service for Banian Chhapra 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 Banian Chhapra from other places

Banian Chhapra lies about 10 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Sasa Musa, about 2.0 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 Banian Chhapra
Nearest railway station Sasa Musa 2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Kuchaikote 10 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 10 km
Nearest town Gopālganj 10 km

Villages closest to Banian Chhapra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kuchaikote 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 Banian Chhapra

As per the Census of India 2011, Banian Chhapra village had a population of 1,631. That makes it the 71st largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents.

Banian Chhapra village has 821 males and 810 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banian Chhapra has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Banian Chhapra is 841505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banian Chhapra covers 84.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Banian Chhapra falls under Kuchaikote tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Banian Chhapra is Sasa Musa, about 2.0 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 Banian Chhapra.

Banian Chhapra is about 10 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banian Chhapra is in Kuchaikote tehsil of Gopalganj district. Sasa Musa is about 2.0 km away. Kuchaikote is about 10 km away. Gopalganj is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rampur Daud (under 2 km), Khan Patti (under 2 km) and Bakhri (under 2 km).

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

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