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About Chhapia Village

Chhapia is one of the larger villages in Ishupur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13,205, made up of 6,518 males and 6,687 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 881 hectares hectares.

Chhapia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhapia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Ishupur
Area (hectares) 881 hectares
Population 13,205
Male Population 6,518
Female Population 6,687
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chhapia compares

By the 2011 count Chhapia is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,445 residents. Its 881 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Chhapia

Chhapia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chhapia 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 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
Tehsil headquarters Ishupur 7.3 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 Ishupur 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 13,205. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,445 residents.

Chhapia village has 6,518 males and 6,687 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhapia has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 998.

Chhapia covers 881 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chhapia falls under Ishupur 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 village and private bus service as Available within village 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 Ishupur tehsil of Saran district. Ekma is about 6.9 km away. Ishupur is about 7.3 km away. Saran is about 7.3 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), Bhagwanpur (7.2 km) and Gamharia (7.3 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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