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About Kanth Chhapra Village

Kanth Chhapra is a small village in Baniapur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 386, made up of 167 males and 219 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,311 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34 hectares hectares.

Kanth Chhapra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanth Chhapra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Baniapur
Area (hectares) 34 hectares
Population 386
Male Population 167
Female Population 219
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,311
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanth Chhapra compares

By the 2011 count Kanth Chhapra is the 95th 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 34 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Kanth Chhapra

Kanth Chhapra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kanth Chhapra 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanth Chhapra from other places

Kanth Chhapra lies about 11 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Gunrajpur Dhama Halt, about 9.8 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 Kanth Chhapra
Nearest railway station Gunrajpur Dhama Halt 9.8 km
District headquarters Saran 11 km
Nearest town Marhaura 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Baniapur 18 km

Villages closest to Kanth Chhapra

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 Kanth Chhapra

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanth Chhapra village had a population of 386. That makes it the 95th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,467 residents.

Kanth Chhapra village has 167 males and 219 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanth Chhapra has about 1311 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

Kanth Chhapra covers 34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanth Chhapra falls under Baniapur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kanth Chhapra is Gunrajpur Dhama Halt, about 9.8 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kanth Chhapra.

Kanth Chhapra is about 11 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanth Chhapra is in Baniapur tehsil of Saran district. Gunrajpur Dhama Halt is about 9.8 km away. Saran is about 11 km away. Marhaura is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Batrauli (under 2 km), Goapipar Panti (under 2 km) and Bangalipatti (under 2 km).

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

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