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About Chapgawan Village

Chapgawan is a small village in Maheshpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 102, made up of 52 males and 50 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chapgawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chapgawan village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Maheshpur
Pincode 816106
Area (hectares) 59 hectares
Population 102
Male Population 52
Female Population 50
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chapgawan compares

By the 2011 count Chapgawan is the 280th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 59 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Chapgawan

The census records public bus service for Chapgawan as Available within <5 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chapgawan from other places

Chapgawan lies about 20 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Banshlai Bridge, about 8.4 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 Chapgawan
Tehsil headquarters Maheshpur 1.7 km
Nearest railway station Banshlai Bridge 8.4 km
District headquarters Pakur 20 km

Villages closest to Chapgawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chapgawan village had a population of 102. That makes it the 280th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Chapgawan village has 52 males and 50 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chapgawan has about 962 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 1012.

The pincode recorded for Chapgawan is 816106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chapgawan covers 59 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.

Chapgawan falls under Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chapgawan is Banshlai Bridge, about 8.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chapgawan.

Chapgawan is about 20 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chapgawan is in Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district. Maheshpur is about 1.7 km away. Banshlai Bridge is about 8.4 km away. Pakur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lakhipur (under 2 km), Lakhipur Bajotola (under 2 km) and Kulbona (under 2 km).

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

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