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About Chaptura Village

Chaptura is a mid sized village in Maheshpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,083, made up of 539 males and 544 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaptura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaptura village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Maheshpur
Pincode 816106
Area (hectares) 83 hectares
Population 1,083
Male Population 539
Female Population 544
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chaptura compares

By the 2011 count Chaptura is the 47th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 83 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Chaptura

Chaptura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chaptura 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chaptura from other places

Chaptura lies about 20 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Banshlai Bridge, about 6.2 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 Chaptura
Tehsil headquarters Maheshpur 4.3 km
Nearest railway station Banshlai Bridge 6.2 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 19 km
District headquarters Pakur 20 km

Villages closest to Chaptura

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 Chaptura

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaptura village had a population of 1,083. That makes it the 47th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Chaptura village has 539 males and 544 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaptura has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1012.

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

Chaptura covers 83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chaptura falls under Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chaptura is Banshlai Bridge, about 6.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 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 Chaptura.

Chaptura 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.

Chaptura is in Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district. Maheshpur is about 4.3 km away. Banshlai Bridge is about 6.2 km away. Nalhāti is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Englishpara (under 2 km), Kanijhora (under 2 km) and Bhimpur (under 2 km).

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

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