About Bir Chhapra Village

Bir Chhapra is a large village in Piprakothi tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,207, made up of 2,182 males and 2,025 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bir Chhapra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bir Chhapra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purba Champaran
Tehsil	Piprakothi
Pincode	845429
Area (hectares)	193 hectares
Population	4,207
Male Population	2,182
Female Population	2,025
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	928
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bir Chhapra compares

By the 2011 count Bir Chhapra is the 6th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,854 residents. Its 193 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Bir Chhapra

Bir Chhapra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bir Chhapra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Bir Chhapra from other places

Bir Chhapra lies about 15 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Jiwdhara, about 3.8 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 Bir Chhapra
Tehsil headquarters	Piprakothi	2.2 km
Nearest railway station	Jiwdhara	3.8 km
Nearest town	Mothīhāri	11 km
District headquarters	Purba Champaran	15 km

Villages closest to Bir Chhapra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bir Chhapra village had a population of 4,207. That makes it the 6th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,854 residents.

Bir Chhapra village has 2,182 males and 2,025 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bir Chhapra has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 890.

The pincode recorded for Bir Chhapra is 845429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bir Chhapra covers 193 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bir Chhapra falls under Piprakothi tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bir Chhapra is Jiwdhara, about 3.8 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 - 10 km distance for Bir Chhapra.

Bir Chhapra is about 15 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bir Chhapra is in Piprakothi tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Piprakothi is about 2.2 km away. Jiwdhara is about 3.8 km away. Mothīhāri is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.