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About Chapka Village

Chapka is a mid sized village in Ghaghra tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,658, made up of 847 males and 811 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 416 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chapka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chapka village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Ghaghra
Pincode 835208
Area (hectares) 416 hectares
Population 1,658
Male Population 847
Female Population 811
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chapka compares

By the 2011 count Chapka is the 13th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 889 residents. Its 416 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Chapka

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

Chapka lies about 23 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 28 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 Chapka
Tehsil headquarters Ghaghra 2.2 km
District headquarters Gumla 23 km
Nearest town Gumlā 23 km
Nearest railway station Lohardaga 28 km

Villages closest to Chapka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chapka village had a population of 1,658. That makes it the 13th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 889 residents.

Chapka village has 847 males and 811 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chapka has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Chapka is 835208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chapka covers 416 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chapka falls under Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chapka is Lohardaga, about 28 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chapka.

Chapka is about 23 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chapka is in Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district. Ghaghra is about 2.2 km away. Gumla is about 23 km away. Gumlā is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dherhauli (under 2 km), Patagain R (1.6 km) and Bansari (1.7 km).

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

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