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About Kanth Chapra Village

Kanth Chapra is a large village in Kotwa tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,207, made up of 1,138 males and 1,069 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.1 hectares hectares.

Kanth Chapra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanth Chapra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Kotwa
Area (hectares) 89.1 hectares
Population 2,207
Male Population 1,138
Female Population 1,069
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanth Chapra compares

By the 2011 count Kanth Chapra is the 22nd largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,969 residents. Its 89.1 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Kanth Chapra

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

Kanth Chapra lies about 16 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Kuwarchintawa, about 5.0 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 Kanth Chapra
Tehsil headquarters Kotwa 3.2 km
Nearest railway station Kuwarchintawa 5.0 km
Nearest town Mothīhāri 15 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 16 km

Villages closest to Kanth Chapra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kotwa 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 Kanth Chapra

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanth Chapra village had a population of 2,207. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,969 residents.

Kanth Chapra village has 1,138 males and 1,069 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanth Chapra has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 887.

Kanth Chapra covers 89.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kanth Chapra falls under Kotwa tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kanth Chapra is Kuwarchintawa, about 5.0 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 10+ km distance for Kanth Chapra.

Kanth Chapra is about 16 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanth Chapra is in Kotwa tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Kotwa is about 3.2 km away. Kuwarchintawa is about 5.0 km away. Mothīhāri is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sirsia (under 2 km), Barwa Kanth Chhapra (under 2 km) and Bathna (under 2 km).

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

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