Skip to main content

About Chipri Village

Chipri is a mid sized village in Bishunpur tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,037, made up of 551 males and 486 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 605 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835231, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chipri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chipri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Bishunpur
Pincode 835231
Area (hectares) 605 hectares
Population 1,037
Male Population 551
Female Population 486
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chipri compares

By the 2011 count Chipri is the 21st largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 916 residents. Its 605 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Chipri

Chipri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chipri as Available within 5 - 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 Chipri from other places

Chipri lies about 43 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 33 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 Chipri
Tehsil headquarters Bishunpur 2.7 km
Nearest town Lohārdagā 30 km
Nearest railway station Lohardaga 33 km
District headquarters Gumla 43 km

Villages closest to Chipri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chipri village had a population of 1,037. That makes it the 21st largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 916 residents.

Chipri village has 551 males and 486 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chipri has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Chipri is 835231. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chipri covers 605 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chipri falls under Bishunpur tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chipri is Lohardaga, about 33 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 village for Chipri.

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

Chipri is in Bishunpur tehsil of Gumla district. Bishunpur is about 2.7 km away. Lohārdagā is about 30 km away. Lohardaga is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Holang (under 2 km), Serka (1.8 km) and Hasrag (2.3 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.