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About Chhapraili Village

Chhapraili is a mid sized village in Amour tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 748, made up of 395 males and 353 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44 hectares hectares.

Chhapraili Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhapraili village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Amour
Area (hectares) 44 hectares
Population 748
Male Population 395
Female Population 353
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chhapraili compares

By the 2011 count Chhapraili is the 109th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 44 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Chhapraili

Chhapraili is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chhapraili as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chhapraili from other places

Chhapraili lies about 23 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Garh Banaili, about 9.9 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 Chhapraili
Nearest railway station Garh Banaili 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Amour 10 km
Nearest town Kasba 12 km
District headquarters Purnia 23 km

Villages closest to Chhapraili

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhapraili village had a population of 748. That makes it the 109th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Chhapraili village has 395 males and 353 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhapraili has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

Chhapraili covers 44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chhapraili falls under Amour tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chhapraili is Garh Banaili, about 9.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chhapraili.

Chhapraili is about 23 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhapraili is in Amour tehsil of Purnia district. Garh Banaili is about 9.9 km away. Amour is about 10 km away. Kasba is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nemua (under 2 km), Khamela (under 2 km) and Ramnagar (under 2 km).

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

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