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About Chapri Village

Chapri is a large village in Bhawnathpur tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,385, made up of 1,756 males and 1,629 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 174 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chapri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chapri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Bhawnathpur
Pincode 822112
Area (hectares) 174 hectares
Population 3,385
Male Population 1,756
Female Population 1,629
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chapri compares

By the 2011 count Chapri is the 9th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,965 residents. Its 174 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Chapri

Chapri is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chapri as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Chapri from other places

Chapri lies about 28 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Daltonganj, 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 Chapri
Nearest town Medininagar 23 km
Nearest railway station Daltonganj 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhawnathpur 28 km
District headquarters Garhwa 28 km

Villages closest to Chapri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhawnathpur 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 3,385. That makes it the 9th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,965 residents.

Chapri village has 1,756 males and 1,629 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chapri has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Chapri is 822112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chapri covers 174 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chapri falls under Bhawnathpur tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chapri is Daltonganj, 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 within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chapri.

Chapri is about 28 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chapri is in Bhawnathpur tehsil of Garhwa district. Medininagar is about 23 km away. Daltonganj is about 24 km away. Bhawnathpur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majhganwan (16 km), Garda (19 km) and Barwari (23 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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