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About Chhapia Village

Chhapia is a mid sized village in Baniapur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 680, made up of 308 males and 372 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,208 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841411, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhapia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhapia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Baniapur
Pincode 841411
Area (hectares) 92 hectares
Population 680
Male Population 308
Female Population 372
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,208
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chhapia compares

By the 2011 count Chhapia is the 87th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,467 residents. Its 92 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Chhapia

Chhapia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chhapia as Available within <5 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 Chhapia from other places

Chhapia lies about 7.3 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Ekma, about 6.9 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 Chhapia
Nearest railway station Ekma 6.9 km
District headquarters Saran 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Baniapur 9.7 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 16 km

Villages closest to Chhapia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhapia village had a population of 680. That makes it the 87th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,467 residents.

Chhapia village has 308 males and 372 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhapia has about 1208 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Chhapia is 841411. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhapia covers 92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chhapia falls under Baniapur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chhapia is Ekma, about 6.9 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chhapia.

Chhapia is about 7.3 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhapia is in Baniapur tehsil of Saran district. Ekma is about 6.9 km away. Saran is about 7.3 km away. Baniapur is about 9.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manikpura (2.5 km), Banakar (3.4 km) and Karahi (4.0 km).

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

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