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About Chapahari Village

Chapahari is one of the larger villages in Rupauli tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,518, made up of 3,921 males and 3,597 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 533 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chapahari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chapahari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Rupauli
Pincode 854101
Area (hectares) 533 hectares
Population 7,518
Male Population 3,921
Female Population 3,597
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
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 Chapahari compares

By the 2011 count Chapahari is the 9th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 5,449 residents. Its 533 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Chapahari

Chapahari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chapahari 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 Chapahari from other places

Chapahari lies about 35 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Bakhri, about 13 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 Chapahari
Tehsil headquarters Rupauli 6.1 km
Nearest railway station Bakhri 13 km
Nearest town Naugachhia 24 km
District headquarters Purnia 35 km

Villages closest to Chapahari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chapahari village had a population of 7,518. That makes it the 9th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,449 residents.

Chapahari village has 3,921 males and 3,597 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chapahari has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

The pincode recorded for Chapahari is 854101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chapahari covers 533 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chapahari falls under Rupauli tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chapahari is Bakhri, about 13 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 Chapahari.

Chapahari is about 35 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chapahari is in Rupauli tehsil of Purnia district. Rupauli is about 6.1 km away. Bakhri is about 13 km away. Naugachhia is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gonaili (2.0 km), Maini (2.6 km) and Bhawanipur Patkaili (2.7 km).

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

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