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About Chapeli Village

Chapeli is a mid sized village in Charama tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 602, made up of 299 males and 303 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 676.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494337, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chapeli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chapeli village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Charama
Pincode 494337
Area (hectares) 676.44 hectares
Population 602
Male Population 299
Female Population 303
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chapeli compares

By the 2011 count Chapeli is the 79th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 997 residents. Its 676.44 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1039.

Getting to Chapeli

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

Chapeli lies about 24 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Gudum, about 24 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 Chapeli
Tehsil headquarters Charama 6.8 km
Nearest railway station Gudum 24 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 24 km
Nearest town Dalli Rājhara 28 km

Villages closest to Chapeli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chapeli village had a population of 602. That makes it the 79th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 997 residents.

Chapeli village has 299 males and 303 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chapeli has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1039.

The pincode recorded for Chapeli is 494337. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chapeli covers 676.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chapeli falls under Charama tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chapeli is Gudum, about 24 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 Chapeli.

Chapeli is about 24 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chapeli is in Charama tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Charama is about 6.8 km away. Gudum is about 24 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dallidih (2.0 km), Salhetola (2.7 km) and Ratedih (2.8 km).

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

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