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About Chhapra Village

Chhapra is a mid sized village in Lodhika tehsil, in the district of Rajkot, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,044, made up of 548 males and 496 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1180.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 360021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhapra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhapra village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Rajkot
Tehsil Lodhika
Pincode 360021
Area (hectares) 1180.3 hectares
Population 1,044
Male Population 548
Female Population 496
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhapra compares

By the 2011 count Chhapra is the 20th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,493 residents. Its 1180.3 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Chhapra

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

Chhapra lies about 36 km from Rajkot, and the nearest railway station is Jalia Devani, about 27 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 Chhapra
Nearest town Kālāvad 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Lodhika 19 km
Nearest railway station Jalia Devani 27 km
District headquarters Rajkot 36 km

Villages closest to Chhapra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhapra village had a population of 1,044. That makes it the 20th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,493 residents.

Chhapra village has 548 males and 496 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhapra has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Chhapra is 360021. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhapra covers 1180.3 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.

Chhapra falls under Lodhika tehsil of Rajkot district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Chhapra is Jalia Devani, about 27 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 within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chhapra.

Chhapra is about 36 km from Rajkot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhapra is in Lodhika tehsil of Rajkot district. Kālāvad is about 8.2 km away. Lodhika is about 19 km away. Jalia Devani is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandli (14 km), Lodhika (19 km) and Khirsara (21 km).

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

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