About Chhapra Village

Chhapra is one of the larger villages in Tariani Chowk tehsil, in the district of Sheohar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,914, made up of 6,283 males and 5,631 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 857 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhapra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhapra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Sheohar
Tehsil	Tariani Chowk
Pincode	843128
Area (hectares)	857 hectares
Population	11,914
Male Population	6,283
Female Population	5,631
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	896
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhapra compares

By the 2011 count Chhapra is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,773 residents. Its 857 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 883.

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 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 3.7 km from Tariani Chowk, and the nearest railway station is Sheohar, about 14 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
Tehsil headquarters	Tariani Chowk	3.7 km
Nearest town	Belsand	5.6 km
Nearest railway station	Sheohar	14 km

Villages closest to Chhapra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tariani Chowk 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.

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Chhapra

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhapra village had a population of 11,914. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,773 residents.

Chhapra village has 6,283 males and 5,631 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhapra has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 883.

The pincode recorded for Chhapra is 843128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhapra covers 857 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chhapra falls under Tariani Chowk tehsil of Sheohar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chhapra is Sheohar, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chhapra.

Chhapra is about 3.7 km from Tariani Chowk in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhapra is in Tariani Chowk tehsil of Sheohar district. Tariani Chowk is about 3.7 km away. Belsand is about 5.6 km away. Sheohar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.