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About Chapra Village

Chapra is a small village in Dandkhora tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 336, made up of 178 males and 158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chapra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chapra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Dandkhora
Pincode 855114
Area (hectares) 160 hectares
Population 336
Male Population 178
Female Population 158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chapra compares

By the 2011 count Chapra is the 44th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,448 residents. Its 160 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Chapra

Chapra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chapra as Available within 10+ 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chapra from other places

Chapra lies about 14 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Semapur, about 4.1 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 Chapra
Nearest railway station Semapur 4.1 km
District headquarters Katihar 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Dandkhora 23 km

Villages closest to Chapra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dandkhora 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 Chapra

As per the Census of India 2011, Chapra village had a population of 336. That makes it the 44th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,448 residents.

Chapra village has 178 males and 158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chapra has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Chapra is 855114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chapra covers 160 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chapra falls under Dandkhora tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chapra is Semapur, about 4.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chapra.

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

Chapra is in Dandkhora tehsil of Katihar district. Semapur is about 4.1 km away. Katihar is about 14 km away. Dandkhora is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deokhand (21 km), Bilaripari (21 km) and Ram Bhadarpur (21 km).

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

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