About Chapia Village

Chapia is a mid sized village in Pandu tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 524, made up of 278 males and 246 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 812124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chapia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chapia village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Pandu
Pincode	812124
Area (hectares)	80.87 hectares
Population	524
Male Population	278
Female Population	246
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	885
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chapia compares

By the 2011 count Chapia is the 36th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,331 residents. Its 80.87 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Chapia

Chapia is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chapia 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chapia from other places

Chapia lies about 82 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Hendegir, about 6.1 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 Chapia
Nearest railway station	Hendegir	6.1 km
Nearest town	Patrātu	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pandu	18 km
District headquarters	Palamu	82 km

Villages closest to Chapia

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

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Common questions about Chapia

As per the Census of India 2011, Chapia village had a population of 524. That makes it the 36th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,331 residents.

Chapia village has 278 males and 246 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chapia has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Chapia is 812124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chapia covers 80.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chapia falls under Pandu tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chapia is Hendegir, about 6.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chapia.

Chapia is about 82 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chapia is in Pandu tehsil of Palamu district. Hendegir is about 6.1 km away. Patrātu is about 18 km away. Pandu is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.