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About Chapka Village

Chapka is a small village in Pratappur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 99, made up of 58 males and 41 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 707 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chapka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chapka village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Pratappur
Pincode 825404
Area (hectares) 59 hectares
Population 99
Male Population 58
Female Population 41
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 707
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chapka compares

By the 2011 count Chapka is the 139th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 717 residents. Its 59 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Chapka

Chapka is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chapka 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chapka from other places

Chapka lies about 65 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Kajri, about 20 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 Chapka
Nearest railway station Kajri 20 km
Nearest town Medininagar 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Pratappur 31 km
District headquarters Chatra 65 km

Villages closest to Chapka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chapka village had a population of 99. That makes it the 139th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 717 residents.

Chapka village has 58 males and 41 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chapka has about 707 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Chapka is 825404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chapka covers 59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chapka falls under Pratappur tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chapka is Kajri, about 20 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chapka.

Chapka is about 65 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chapka is in Pratappur tehsil of Chatra district. Kajri is about 20 km away. Medininagar is about 27 km away. Pratappur 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 Karudih (2.8 km), Bhaluahi (11 km) and Dumri (11 km).

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

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