About Gopi Chhapra Village

Gopi Chhapra is a large village in Kotwa tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,164, made up of 1,680 males and 1,484 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 236.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845432, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gopi Chhapra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopi Chhapra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purba Champaran
Tehsil	Kotwa
Pincode	845432
Area (hectares)	236.3 hectares
Population	3,164
Male Population	1,680
Female Population	1,484
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	883
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gopi Chhapra compares

By the 2011 count Gopi Chhapra is the 16th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,969 residents. Its 236.3 hectares work out to about 13 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 887.

Getting to Gopi Chhapra

Gopi Chhapra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gopi Chhapra as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Gopi Chhapra from other places

Gopi Chhapra lies about 21 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Kesariya, about 12 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 Gopi Chhapra
Tehsil headquarters	Kotwa	9.1 km
Nearest railway station	Kesariya	12 km
Nearest town	Areraj	18 km
District headquarters	Purba Champaran	21 km

Villages closest to Gopi Chhapra

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.

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Common questions about Gopi Chhapra

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopi Chhapra village had a population of 3,164. That makes it the 16th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,969 residents.

Gopi Chhapra village has 1,680 males and 1,484 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopi Chhapra has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 887.

The pincode recorded for Gopi Chhapra is 845432. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopi Chhapra covers 236.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gopi Chhapra falls under Kotwa tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gopi Chhapra is Kesariya, about 12 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 village for Gopi Chhapra.

Gopi Chhapra is about 21 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopi Chhapra is in Kotwa tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Kotwa is about 9.1 km away. Kesariya is about 12 km away. Areraj is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.