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About Chhapainia Village

Chhapainia is a mid sized village in Sikta tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,262, made up of 656 males and 606 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 298.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845307, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhapainia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhapainia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Sikta
Pincode 845307
Area (hectares) 298.98 hectares
Population 1,262
Male Population 656
Female Population 606
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhapainia compares

By the 2011 count Chhapainia is the 46th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,190 residents. Its 298.98 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Chhapainia

Chhapainia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chhapainia as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Chhapainia from other places

Chhapainia lies about 22 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Kangali Halt, about 5.6 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 Chhapainia
Nearest railway station Kangali Halt 5.6 km
Nearest town Chanpatia 15 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Sikta 31 km

Villages closest to Chhapainia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhapainia village had a population of 1,262. That makes it the 46th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,190 residents.

Chhapainia village has 656 males and 606 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhapainia has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Chhapainia is 845307. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhapainia covers 298.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhapainia falls under Sikta tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chhapainia is Kangali Halt, about 5.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chhapainia.

Chhapainia is about 22 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhapainia is in Sikta tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Kangali Halt is about 5.6 km away. Chanpatia is about 15 km away. Pashchim Champaran is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ekdari Mangalpur (under 2 km), Behri Bankatwa (2.3 km) and Tola Gularia (2.9 km).

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

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