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About Chain Chhapra Village

Chain Chhapra is a mid sized village in Barharia tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,317, made up of 664 males and 653 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841232, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chain Chhapra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chain Chhapra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Barharia
Pincode 841232
Area (hectares) 71 hectares
Population 1,317
Male Population 664
Female Population 653
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chain Chhapra compares

By the 2011 count Chain Chhapra is the 83rd largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,331 residents. Its 71 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Chain Chhapra

Chain Chhapra is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chain Chhapra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Chain Chhapra from other places

Chain Chhapra lies about 21 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Mairwa, about 6.2 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 Chain Chhapra
Nearest railway station Mairwa 6.2 km
District headquarters Siwan 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Barharia 29 km

Villages closest to Chain Chhapra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chain Chhapra village had a population of 1,317. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,331 residents.

Chain Chhapra village has 664 males and 653 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chain Chhapra has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Chain Chhapra is 841232. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chain Chhapra covers 71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chain Chhapra falls under Barharia tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chain Chhapra is Mairwa, about 6.2 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 10+ km distance for Chain Chhapra.

Chain Chhapra is about 21 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chain Chhapra is in Barharia tehsil of Siwan district. Mairwa is about 6.2 km away. Siwan is about 21 km away. Barharia is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Enaetchhapra (under 2 km), Kutub Chhapra (under 2 km) and Mahbub Chhapra (under 2 km).

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

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