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About Shahar Chhapra Village

Shahar Chhapra is a mid sized village in Dariapur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,291, made up of 701 males and 590 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 842 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shahar Chhapra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahar Chhapra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Dariapur
Pincode 841219
Area (hectares) 97 hectares
Population 1,291
Male Population 701
Female Population 590
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 842
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shahar Chhapra compares

By the 2011 count Shahar Chhapra is the 81st largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,956 residents. Its 97 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Shahar Chhapra

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

Shahar Chhapra lies about 34 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is CHHAPRA KACHERI, about under 2 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 Shahar Chhapra
Nearest town Chāpra under 2 km
Nearest railway station CHHAPRA KACHERI under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Dariapur 30 km
District headquarters Saran 34 km

Villages closest to Shahar Chhapra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dariapur 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 Shahar Chhapra

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahar Chhapra village had a population of 1,291. That makes it the 81st largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,956 residents.

Shahar Chhapra village has 701 males and 590 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahar Chhapra has about 842 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Shahar Chhapra is 841219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shahar Chhapra covers 97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shahar Chhapra falls under Dariapur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shahar Chhapra is CHHAPRA KACHERI, about under 2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Shahar Chhapra.

Shahar Chhapra is about 34 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahar Chhapra is in Dariapur tehsil of Saran district. Chāpra is about under 2 km away. CHHAPRA KACHERI is about under 2 km away. Dariapur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bali Chhapra (under 2 km), Natha Chhapra (under 2 km) and Mujauna (2.1 km).

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

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