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About Chapwa Village

Chapwa is a mid sized village in Hazaribag tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 594, made up of 319 males and 275 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chapwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chapwa village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Hazaribag
Pincode 825301
Area (hectares) 57.64 hectares
Population 594
Male Population 319
Female Population 275
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 862
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chapwa compares

By the 2011 count Chapwa is the 55th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,510 residents. Its 57.64 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Chapwa

Chapwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chapwa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Chapwa from other places

Chapwa lies about 6.6 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Hazaribag Town, about 7.1 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 Chapwa
Tehsil headquarters Hazaribag 6.6 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 6.6 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 6.6 km
Nearest railway station Hazaribag Town 7.1 km

Villages closest to Chapwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chapwa village had a population of 594. That makes it the 55th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,510 residents.

Chapwa village has 319 males and 275 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chapwa has about 862 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Chapwa is 825301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chapwa covers 57.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chapwa falls under Hazaribag tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chapwa is Hazaribag Town, about 7.1 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 5 - 10 km distance for Chapwa.

Chapwa is about 6.6 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chapwa is in Hazaribag tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Hazaribag is about 6.6 km away. Hazaribagh is about 6.6 km away. Hazāribāgh is about 6.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhelwara (under 2 km), Salaiya (under 2 km) and Bamhni (under 2 km).

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

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