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About Chapaur Village

Chapaur is a large village in Masaurhi tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,433, made up of 1,793 males and 1,640 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 350 hectares hectares.

Chapaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chapaur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Masaurhi
Area (hectares) 350 hectares
Population 3,433
Male Population 1,793
Female Population 1,640
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chapaur compares

By the 2011 count Chapaur is the 11th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,885 residents. Its 350 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Chapaur

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

How far is Chapaur from other places

Chapaur lies about 23 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Nadwan, 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 Chapaur
Nearest railway station Nadwan under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Masaurhi 6.1 km
Nearest town Masaurhi Buzurg 6.1 km
District headquarters Patna 23 km

Villages closest to Chapaur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chapaur village had a population of 3,433. That makes it the 11th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,885 residents.

Chapaur village has 1,793 males and 1,640 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chapaur has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

Chapaur covers 350 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chapaur falls under Masaurhi tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chapaur is Nadwan, 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chapaur.

Chapaur is about 23 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chapaur is in Masaurhi tehsil of Patna district. Nadwan is about under 2 km away. Masaurhi is about 6.1 km away. Masaurhi Buzurg is about 6.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Akauna (under 2 km), Bhalua (under 2 km) and Chananpur (1.7 km).

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

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