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About Chopan Village

Chopan is a small village in Baikunthpur tehsil, in the district of Koriya, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 485, made up of 250 males and 235 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 327.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493555, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chopan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chopan village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Koriya
Tehsil Baikunthpur
Pincode 493555
Area (hectares) 327.79 hectares
Population 485
Male Population 250
Female Population 235
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chopan compares

By the 2011 count Chopan is the 83rd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,012 residents. Its 327.79 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Chopan

Chopan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chopan as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Cherwapara, Chharchha, Chhindiya and Chilka. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Chopan

As per the Census of India 2011, Chopan village had a population of 485. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,012 residents.

Chopan village has 250 males and 235 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chopan has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Chopan is 493555. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chopan covers 327.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chopan falls under Baikunthpur tehsil of Koriya district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Chopan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chopan.

Chopan is in Baikunthpur tehsil of Koriya district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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