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About Chapri Village

Chapri is a large village in Thakurgangti tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,897, made up of 1,526 males and 1,371 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chapri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chapri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Thakurgangti
Pincode 813208
Area (hectares) 196.8 hectares
Population 2,897
Male Population 1,526
Female Population 1,371
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 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 among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 196.8 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Chapri

Chapri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chapri as Available within 5 - 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 43 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Ammapali, about 13 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 Thakurgangti 5.2 km
Nearest railway station Ammapali 13 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 22 km
District headquarters Godda 43 km

Villages closest to Chapri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Thakurgangti 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 2,897. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Chapri village has 1,526 males and 1,371 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chapri has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Chapri is 813208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chapri covers 196.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chapri falls under Thakurgangti tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chapri is Ammapali, about 13 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 10+ km distance for Chapri.

Chapri is about 43 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chapri is in Thakurgangti tehsil of Godda district. Thakurgangti is about 5.2 km away. Ammapali is about 13 km away. Sāhibganj is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamat Chapri (under 2 km), Mitan Kita (under 2 km) and Baijani (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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