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About Chapri Village

Chapri is a large village in Nawadih tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,102, made up of 1,521 males and 1,581 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1099.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chapri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chapri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Bokaro
Tehsil Nawadih
Pincode 829144
Area (hectares) 1099.72 hectares
Population 3,102
Male Population 1,521
Female Population 1,581
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,039
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chapri compares

By the 2011 count Chapri is the 15th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,962 residents. Its 1099.72 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Chapri

Chapri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chapri as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chapri from other places

Chapri lies about 140 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Paharpur, about 3.5 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 Chapri
Nearest railway station Paharpur 3.5 km
Nearest town Bagaha 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawadih 21 km
District headquarters Bokaro 140 km

Villages closest to Chapri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chapri village had a population of 3,102. That makes it the 15th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,962 residents.

Chapri village has 1,521 males and 1,581 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chapri has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Chapri is 829144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chapri covers 1099.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chapri falls under Nawadih tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chapri is Paharpur, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chapri.

Chapri is about 140 km from Bokaro in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chapri is in Nawadih tehsil of Bokaro district. Paharpur is about 3.5 km away. Bagaha is about 17 km away. Nawadih is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhawani (3.7 km), Baridih (4.3 km) and Dhawatanr (11 km).

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

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