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About Horil Chhapra Village

Horil Chhapra is a mid sized village in Areraj tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 777, made up of 377 males and 400 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,061 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123 hectares hectares.

Horil Chhapra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Horil Chhapra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Areraj
Area (hectares) 123 hectares
Population 777
Male Population 377
Female Population 400
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,061
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Horil Chhapra compares

By the 2011 count Horil Chhapra is the 36th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,380 residents. Its 123 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Horil Chhapra

Horil Chhapra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Horil Chhapra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Horil Chhapra from other places

Horil Chhapra lies about 25 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Manjhagarh, about 16 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 Horil Chhapra
Tehsil headquarters Areraj 8.7 km
Nearest railway station Manjhagarh 16 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 25 km

Villages closest to Horil Chhapra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Areraj 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 Horil Chhapra

As per the Census of India 2011, Horil Chhapra village had a population of 777. That makes it the 36th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,380 residents.

Horil Chhapra village has 377 males and 400 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Horil Chhapra has about 1061 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 887.

Horil Chhapra covers 123 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Horil Chhapra falls under Areraj tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Horil Chhapra is Manjhagarh, about 16 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Horil Chhapra.

Horil Chhapra is about 25 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Horil Chhapra is in Areraj tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Areraj is about 8.7 km away. Manjhagarh is about 16 km away. Purba Champaran is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rampur Chhapkahiya (under 2 km), Purandarpur (under 2 km) and Sirni (under 2 km).

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

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