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About Bhuan Chhapra Village

Bhuan Chhapra is one of the larger villages in Kalyanpur tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,350, made up of 4,407 males and 3,943 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 325 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhuan Chhapra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhuan Chhapra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Kalyanpur
Pincode 845412
Area (hectares) 325 hectares
Population 8,350
Male Population 4,407
Female Population 3,943
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhuan Chhapra compares

By the 2011 count Bhuan Chhapra is the 12th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,776 residents. Its 325 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Bhuan Chhapra

Bhuan Chhapra is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bhuan Chhapra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bhuan Chhapra from other places

Bhuan Chhapra lies about 106 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Suraimanpur, about 8.0 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 Bhuan Chhapra
Nearest railway station Suraimanpur 8.0 km
Nearest town Reoti 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Kalyanpur 17 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 106 km

Villages closest to Bhuan Chhapra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhuan Chhapra village had a population of 8,350. That makes it the 12th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,776 residents.

Bhuan Chhapra village has 4,407 males and 3,943 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhuan Chhapra has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Bhuan Chhapra is 845412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhuan Chhapra covers 325 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bhuan Chhapra falls under Kalyanpur tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhuan Chhapra is Suraimanpur, about 8.0 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bhuan Chhapra.

Bhuan Chhapra is about 106 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhuan Chhapra is in Kalyanpur tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Suraimanpur is about 8.0 km away. Reoti is about 16 km away. Kalyanpur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sitalpur (under 2 km), Bahuara Harbans (2.0 km) and Bahuara Mani (2.0 km).

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

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