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About Chopra Village

Chopra is a mid sized village in Dagarua tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 808, made up of 429 males and 379 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83 hectares hectares.

Chopra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chopra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Dagarua
Area (hectares) 83 hectares
Population 808
Male Population 429
Female Population 379
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chopra compares

By the 2011 count Chopra is the 75th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 83 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Chopra

Chopra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chopra as Available within 5 - 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chopra from other places

Chopra lies about 154 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Narhan, about 7.0 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 Chopra
Nearest railway station Narhan 7.0 km
Nearest town Dalsingh Sarai 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Dagarua 12 km
District headquarters Purnia 154 km

Villages closest to Chopra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chopra village had a population of 808. That makes it the 75th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Chopra village has 429 males and 379 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chopra has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Chopra covers 83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chopra falls under Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chopra is Narhan, about 7.0 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 5 - 10 km distance for Chopra.

Chopra is about 154 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chopra is in Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district. Narhan is about 7.0 km away. Dalsingh Sarai is about 10 km away. Dagarua 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 Dargahiganj (3.7 km), Lachhmipur (4.1 km) and Maria (4.1 km).

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

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