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About Chapraithi Village

Chapraithi is a mid sized village in Ekma tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,209, made up of 649 males and 560 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73 hectares hectares.

Chapraithi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chapraithi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Ekma
Area (hectares) 73 hectares
Population 1,209
Male Population 649
Female Population 560
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chapraithi compares

By the 2011 count Chapraithi is the 56th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,353 residents. Its 73 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Chapraithi

The census records public bus service for Chapraithi 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chapraithi from other places

Chapraithi lies about 14 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Chainwa, about 1.9 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 Chapraithi
Nearest railway station Chainwa 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Ekma 9.1 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 9.5 km
District headquarters Saran 14 km

Villages closest to Chapraithi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chapraithi village had a population of 1,209. That makes it the 56th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,353 residents.

Chapraithi village has 649 males and 560 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chapraithi has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 994.

Chapraithi covers 73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chapraithi falls under Ekma tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chapraithi is Chainwa, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Chapraithi.

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

Chapraithi is in Ekma tehsil of Saran district. Chainwa is about 1.9 km away. Ekma is about 9.1 km away. Mahārājgani is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Atarsan (under 2 km), Chapraitha (1.6 km) and Athdila (2.2 km).

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

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