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About Chhapia Village

Chhapia is a mid sized village in Ekma tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,314, made up of 693 males and 621 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148 hectares hectares.

Chhapia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhapia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Ekma
Area (hectares) 148 hectares
Population 1,314
Male Population 693
Female Population 621
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
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 51st largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,353 residents. Its 148 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 994.

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. 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
Tehsil headquarters Ekma 6.7 km
District headquarters Saran 7.3 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 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 Chhapia

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhapia village had a population of 1,314. That makes it the 51st largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,353 residents.

Chhapia village has 693 males and 621 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhapia has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 994.

Chhapia covers 148 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chhapia falls under Ekma tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The census record for Chhapia notes the nearest railway station 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 Ekma tehsil of Saran district. Ekma is about 6.7 km away. Saran is about 7.3 km away. Mahārājgani is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parsa (under 2 km), Betuania (under 2 km) and Bedupur (1.7 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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