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About Chapram Village

Chapram is a large village in Simri Bakhtiarpur tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,036, made up of 1,590 males and 1,446 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139 hectares hectares.

Chapram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chapram village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saharsa
Tehsil Simri Bakhtiarpur
Area (hectares) 139 hectares
Population 3,036
Male Population 1,590
Female Population 1,446
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chapram compares

By the 2011 count Chapram is the 31st largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,954 residents. Its 139 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Chapram

Chapram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chapram 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 Chapram from other places

Chapram lies about 14 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Sonbarsa Kacheri, about 9.0 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 Chapram
Nearest railway station Sonbarsa Kacheri 9.0 km
Nearest town Bangaon 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Simri Bakhtiarpur 11 km
District headquarters Saharsa 14 km

Villages closest to Chapram

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Simri Bakhtiarpur 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 Chapram

As per the Census of India 2011, Chapram village had a population of 3,036. That makes it the 31st largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,954 residents.

Chapram village has 1,590 males and 1,446 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chapram has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 901.

Chapram covers 139 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chapram falls under Simri Bakhtiarpur tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chapram is Sonbarsa Kacheri, about 9.0 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 Chapram.

Chapram is about 14 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chapram is in Simri Bakhtiarpur tehsil of Saharsa district. Sonbarsa Kacheri is about 9.0 km away. Bangaon is about 9.6 km away. Simri Bakhtiarpur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kantho (under 2 km), Bhotia (1.8 km) and Shankarpur (1.8 km).

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

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