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About Chapain Village

Chapain is a large village in Chhatapur tehsil, in the district of Supaul, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,104, made up of 2,108 males and 1,996 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 398 hectares hectares.

Chapain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chapain village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Supaul
Tehsil Chhatapur
Area (hectares) 398 hectares
Population 4,104
Male Population 2,108
Female Population 1,996
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chapain compares

By the 2011 count Chapain is the 25th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,629 residents. Its 398 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Chapain

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

Chapain lies about 52 km from Supaul, and the nearest railway station is Lalitgram, about 2.9 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 Chapain
Nearest railway station Lalitgram 2.9 km
Nearest town Bhawanipur 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Chhatapur 16 km
District headquarters Supaul 52 km

Villages closest to Chapain

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chapain village had a population of 4,104. That makes it the 25th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,629 residents.

Chapain village has 2,108 males and 1,996 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chapain has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 922.

Chapain covers 398 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chapain falls under Chhatapur tehsil of Supaul district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chapain is Lalitgram, about 2.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chapain.

Chapain is about 52 km from Supaul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chapain is in Chhatapur tehsil of Supaul district. Lalitgram is about 2.9 km away. Bhawanipur is about 10 km away. Chhatapur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhimpur (1.7 km), Keola (2.3 km) and Tengri (2.8 km).

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

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