About Rupahra Village

Rupahra is one of the larger villages in Chiraia tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,829, made up of 3,623 males and 3,206 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 478 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845415, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rupahra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rupahra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purba Champaran
Tehsil	Chiraia
Pincode	845415
Area (hectares)	478 hectares
Population	6,829
Male Population	3,623
Female Population	3,206
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	885
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rupahra compares

By the 2011 count Rupahra is the 12th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 6,751 residents. Its 478 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Rupahra

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

Rupahra lies about 6.7 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Semra, about 3.5 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 Rupahra
Nearest railway station	Semra	3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chiraia	6.7 km
District headquarters	Purba Champaran	6.7 km
Nearest town	Sagauli	8.8 km

Villages closest to Rupahra

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

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Common questions about Rupahra

As per the Census of India 2011, Rupahra village had a population of 6,829. That makes it the 12th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,751 residents.

Rupahra village has 3,623 males and 3,206 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rupahra has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Rupahra is 845415. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rupahra covers 478 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rupahra falls under Chiraia tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rupahra is Semra, about 3.5 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 Rupahra.

Rupahra is about 6.7 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rupahra is in Chiraia tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Semra is about 3.5 km away. Chiraia is about 6.7 km away. Purba Champaran is about 6.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.