About Chhapia Village

Chhapia is a large village in Mashrakh tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,091, made up of 1,609 males and 1,482 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 202 hectares hectares.

Chhapia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhapia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saran
Tehsil	Mashrakh
Area (hectares)	202 hectares
Population	3,091
Male Population	1,609
Female Population	1,482
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	921
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chhapia compares

By the 2011 count Chhapia is the 17th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,844 residents. Its 202 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Chhapia

Chhapia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chhapia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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, 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	Mashrakh	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 Mashrakh 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.

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Common questions about Chhapia

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhapia village had a population of 3,091. That makes it the 17th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,844 residents.

Chhapia village has 1,609 males and 1,482 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhapia has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 999.

Chhapia covers 202 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chhapia falls under Mashrakh 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 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 Mashrakh tehsil of Saran district. Ekma is about 6.9 km away. Mashrakh 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.