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About Bara Chapuria Village

Bara Chapuria is a mid sized village in Masalia tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 755, made up of 365 males and 390 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,068 females per 1000 males. The village covers 284.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Chapuria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Chapuria village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Masalia
Pincode 814146
Area (hectares) 284.43 hectares
Population 755
Male Population 365
Female Population 390
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,068
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara Chapuria compares

By the 2011 count Bara Chapuria is the 35th largest of the 265 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 434 residents. Its 284.43 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Bara Chapuria

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

Bara Chapuria lies about 14 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Barapalasi, about under 2 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 Bara Chapuria
Nearest railway station Barapalasi under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Masalia 14 km
District headquarters Dumka 14 km

Villages closest to Bara Chapuria

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Masalia 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 Bara Chapuria

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Chapuria village had a population of 755. That makes it the 35th largest of the 265 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 434 residents.

Bara Chapuria village has 365 males and 390 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Chapuria has about 1068 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Bara Chapuria is 814146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Chapuria covers 284.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bara Chapuria falls under Masalia tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bara Chapuria is Barapalasi, about under 2 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 Bara Chapuria.

Bara Chapuria is about 14 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Chapuria is in Masalia tehsil of Dumka district. Barapalasi is about under 2 km away. Masalia is about 14 km away. Dumka is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bara Chandna (under 2 km), Barakol (under 2 km) and Chhota Baramasi (under 2 km).

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

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