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About Dain Chhapra Village

Dain Chhapra is a large village in Bathnaha tehsil, in the district of Sitamarhi, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,370, made up of 1,231 males and 1,139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105.99 hectares hectares.

Dain Chhapra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dain Chhapra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Sitamarhi
Tehsil Bathnaha
Area (hectares) 105.99 hectares
Population 2,370
Male Population 1,231
Female Population 1,139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dain Chhapra compares

By the 2011 count Dain Chhapra is the 40th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,089 residents. Its 105.99 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 897.

Getting to Dain Chhapra

Dain Chhapra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dain 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 Dain Chhapra from other places

Dain Chhapra lies about 24 km from Sitamarhi, 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 Dain Chhapra
Nearest town Belsand 5.6 km
Nearest railway station Sheohar 14 km
District headquarters Sitamarhi 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Bathnaha 34 km

Villages closest to Dain Chhapra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dain Chhapra village had a population of 2,370. That makes it the 40th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,089 residents.

Dain Chhapra village has 1,231 males and 1,139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dain Chhapra has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 897.

Dain Chhapra covers 105.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dain Chhapra falls under Bathnaha tehsil of Sitamarhi district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dain 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 Dain Chhapra.

Dain Chhapra is about 24 km from Sitamarhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dain Chhapra is in Bathnaha tehsil of Sitamarhi district. Belsand is about 5.6 km away. Sheohar is about 14 km away. Sitamarhi is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dumaria (24 km), Purnahia (24 km) and Koili (27 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dain Chhapra today is likely to be higher.

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