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About Chaple Village

Chaple is a large village in Kharsia tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,774, made up of 1,377 males and 1,397 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 434.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493778, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaple Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaple village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Kharsia
Pincode 493778
Area (hectares) 434.75 hectares
Population 2,774
Male Population 1,377
Female Population 1,397
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Chaple compares

By the 2011 count Chaple is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 970 residents. Its 434.75 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Chaple

Chaple is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chaple as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chaple from other places

Chaple lies about 23 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Robertson, about under 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 Chaple
Nearest railway station Robertson under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kharsia 9.2 km
District headquarters Raigarh 23 km

Villages closest to Chaple

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaple village had a population of 2,774. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 970 residents.

Chaple village has 1,377 males and 1,397 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaple has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Chaple is 493778. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaple covers 434.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chaple falls under Kharsia tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chaple is Robertson, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Chaple.

Chaple is about 23 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaple is in Kharsia tehsil of Raigarh district. Robertson is about under 2 km away. Kharsia is about 9.2 km away. Raigarh is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sendripali (under 2 km), Kurru (1.8 km) and Kurru Bhantha (1.8 km).

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

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