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About Chharakapur Village

Chharakapur is a large village in Palari tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,359, made up of 2,183 males and 2,176 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1247.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493228, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chharakapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chharakapur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Palari
Pincode 493228
Area (hectares) 1247.03 hectares
Population 4,359
Male Population 2,183
Female Population 2,176
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chharakapur compares

By the 2011 count Chharakapur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,496 residents. Its 1247.03 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Chharakapur

Chharakapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chharakapur as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Chharakapur from other places

Chharakapur lies about 71 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Bhatapara, about 31 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 Chharakapur
Tehsil headquarters Palari 7.1 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 8.9 km
Nearest railway station Bhatapara 31 km
District headquarters Raipur 71 km

Villages closest to Chharakapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chharakapur village had a population of 4,359. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,496 residents.

Chharakapur village has 2,183 males and 2,176 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chharakapur has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Chharakapur is 493228. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chharakapur covers 1247.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chharakapur falls under Palari tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chharakapur is Bhatapara, about 31 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 5 - 10 km distance for Chharakapur.

Chharakapur is about 71 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chharakapur is in Palari tehsil of Raipur district. Palari is about 7.1 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 8.9 km away. Bhatapara is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Konari (3.0 km), Amera (3.5 km) and Rampur (3.5 km).

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

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