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About Chapri Village

Chapri is a mid sized village in Ramkanda tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,481, made up of 752 males and 729 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 466 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822125, 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 Ramkanda
Pincode 822125
Area (hectares) 466 hectares
Population 1,481
Male Population 752
Female Population 729
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chapri compares

By the 2011 count Chapri is the 9th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,389 residents. Its 466 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Chapri

Chapri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chapri as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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
Tehsil headquarters Ramkanda 5.6 km
Nearest town Medininagar 23 km
Nearest railway station Daltonganj 24 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 Ramkanda 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 1,481. That makes it the 9th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,389 residents.

Chapri village has 752 males and 729 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chapri has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Chapri is 822125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chapri covers 466 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chapri falls under Ramkanda 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 village 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 Ramkanda tehsil of Garhwa district. Ramkanda is about 5.6 km away. Medininagar is about 23 km away. Daltonganj is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nawadih (under 2 km), Kasmar (under 2 km) and Udaipur (under 2 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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