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About Chaphi Village

Chaphi is a small village in Pach Deuri tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 406, made up of 199 males and 207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841441, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaphi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaphi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Pach Deuri
Pincode 841441
Area (hectares) 36.6 hectares
Population 406
Male Population 199
Female Population 207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,040
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chaphi compares

By the 2011 count Chaphi is the 73rd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,059 residents. Its 36.6 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1055.

Getting to Chaphi

Chaphi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chaphi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Chaphi from other places

Chaphi lies about 28 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Panchdeori Halt, about under 2 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 Chaphi
Nearest railway station Panchdeori Halt under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Pach Deuri 2.0 km
Nearest town Kataiya 10 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 28 km

Villages closest to Chaphi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pach Deuri 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 Chaphi

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaphi village had a population of 406. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,059 residents.

Chaphi village has 199 males and 207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaphi has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1055.

The pincode recorded for Chaphi is 841441. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaphi covers 36.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chaphi falls under Pach Deuri tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chaphi is Panchdeori Halt, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 10+ km distance for Chaphi.

Chaphi is about 28 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaphi is in Pach Deuri tehsil of Gopalganj district. Panchdeori Halt is about under 2 km away. Pach Deuri is about 2.0 km away. Kataiya 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 Tetariya Bodhraut (under 2 km), Manjharia (under 2 km) and Bara Chanp (under 2 km).

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

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