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About Khapia Village

Khapia is a mid sized village in Chainpur tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 525, made up of 286 males and 239 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 836 females per 1000 males. The village covers 367.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khapia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khapia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Chainpur
Pincode 822110
Area (hectares) 367.15 hectares
Population 525
Male Population 286
Female Population 239
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 836
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Khapia compares

By the 2011 count Khapia is the 110th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents. Its 367.15 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 934.

Getting to Khapia

Khapia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Khapia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Karma, Karso, Katuwal Kalan and Katuwal Khurd. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Khapia

As per the Census of India 2011, Khapia village had a population of 525. That makes it the 110th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents.

Khapia village has 286 males and 239 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khapia has about 836 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Khapia is 822110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khapia covers 367.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khapia falls under Chainpur tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Khapia notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Khapia.

Khapia is in Chainpur tehsil of Palamu district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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