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About Chapra Village

Chapra is a mid sized village in Gande tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 513, made up of 268 males and 245 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 319 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chapra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chapra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Gande
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 319 hectares
Population 513
Male Population 268
Female Population 245
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chapra compares

By the 2011 count Chapra is the 119th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 319 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Chapra

Chapra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chapra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Chapra from other places

Chapra lies about 14 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Maheshmunda Junction, about 6.0 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 Chapra
Tehsil headquarters Gande 4.1 km
Nearest railway station Maheshmunda Junction 6.0 km
District headquarters Giridih 14 km

Villages closest to Chapra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chapra village had a population of 513. That makes it the 119th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Chapra village has 268 males and 245 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chapra has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Chapra is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chapra covers 319 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chapra falls under Gande tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chapra is Maheshmunda Junction, about 6.0 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chapra.

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

Chapra is in Gande tehsil of Giridih district. Gande is about 4.1 km away. Maheshmunda Junction is about 6.0 km away. Giridih 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 Paharpur (2.0 km), Gadi Sirsia (2.1 km) and Kusaia (2.2 km).

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

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