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About Rup Chhap Village

Rup Chhap is a mid sized village in Kuchaikote tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 775, made up of 376 males and 399 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,061 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172.89 hectares hectares.

Rup Chhap Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rup Chhap village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Kuchaikote
Area (hectares) 172.89 hectares
Population 775
Male Population 376
Female Population 399
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,061
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rup Chhap compares

By the 2011 count Rup Chhap is the 142nd largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents. Its 172.89 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Rup Chhap

Rup Chhap is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rup Chhap 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rup Chhap from other places

Rup Chhap lies about 14 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Sipaya, about 5.7 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 Rup Chhap
Nearest railway station Sipaya 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Kuchaikote 14 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 14 km
Nearest town Gopālganj 14 km

Villages closest to Rup Chhap

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 Rup Chhap

As per the Census of India 2011, Rup Chhap village had a population of 775. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents.

Rup Chhap village has 376 males and 399 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rup Chhap has about 1061 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1025.

Rup Chhap covers 172.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rup Chhap falls under Kuchaikote tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rup Chhap is Sipaya, about 5.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 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 Rup Chhap.

Rup Chhap is about 14 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rup Chhap is in Kuchaikote tehsil of Gopalganj district. Sipaya is about 5.7 km away. Kuchaikote is about 14 km away. Gopalganj is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rup Chhapar (under 2 km), Sapahiya Khas (under 2 km) and Khem Matihanian (under 2 km).

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

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