About Chhapra Village

Chhapra is a large village in Sonepur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,074, made up of 1,115 males and 959 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841407, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhapra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhapra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saran
Tehsil	Sonepur
Pincode	841407
Area (hectares)	69 hectares
Population	2,074
Male Population	1,115
Female Population	959
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	860
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chhapra compares

By the 2011 count Chhapra is the 40th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents. Its 69 hectares work out to about 30 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 903.

Getting to Chhapra

Chhapra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chhapra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Chhapra from other places

Chhapra lies about 64 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Parmanandpur Junction, about 3.9 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 Chhapra
Nearest railway station	Parmanandpur Junction	3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sonepur	6.9 km
District headquarters	Saran	64 km

Villages closest to Chhapra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhapra village had a population of 2,074. That makes it the 40th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents.

Chhapra village has 1,115 males and 959 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhapra has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Chhapra is 841407. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhapra covers 69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chhapra falls under Sonepur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chhapra is Parmanandpur Junction, about 3.9 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 village for Chhapra.

Chhapra is about 64 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhapra is in Sonepur tehsil of Saran district. Parmanandpur Junction is about 3.9 km away. Sonepur is about 6.9 km away. Saran is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.