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About Sapos Village

Sapos is a large village in Dabhra tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,801, made up of 1,361 males and 1,440 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,058 females per 1000 males. The village covers 732.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495330, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sapos Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sapos village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Dabhra
Pincode 495330
Area (hectares) 732.29 hectares
Population 2,801
Male Population 1,361
Female Population 1,440
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,058
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sapos compares

By the 2011 count Sapos is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,215 residents. Its 732.29 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Sapos

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

Sapos lies about 66 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Kirodimal Nagar, about 26 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 Sapos
Tehsil headquarters Dabhra 9.4 km
Nearest railway station Kirodimal Nagar 26 km
Nearest town Raigarh 28 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 66 km

Villages closest to Sapos

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sapos village had a population of 2,801. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,215 residents.

Sapos village has 1,361 males and 1,440 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sapos has about 1058 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Sapos is 495330. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sapos covers 732.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sapos falls under Dabhra tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sapos is Kirodimal Nagar, about 26 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Sapos.

Sapos is about 66 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sapos is in Dabhra tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Dabhra is about 9.4 km away. Kirodimal Nagar is about 26 km away. Raigarh is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barapipar (under 2 km), Gandapali (1.9 km) and Medhapali (2.1 km).

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

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