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About Chhapar Village

Chhapar is a small village in Panki tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 296, made up of 148 males and 148 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhapar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhapar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Panki
Pincode 822122
Area (hectares) 126 hectares
Population 296
Male Population 148
Female Population 148
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhapar compares

By the 2011 count Chhapar is the 128th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 857 residents. Its 126 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Chhapar

Chhapar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chhapar as Available within village. 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 Chhapar from other places

Chhapar lies about 14 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Bokaro Thermal, about 5.3 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 Chhapar
Nearest town Kathhāra 3.3 km
Nearest railway station Bokaro Thermal 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Panki 14 km
District headquarters Palamu 14 km

Villages closest to Chhapar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhapar village had a population of 296. That makes it the 128th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 857 residents.

Chhapar village has 148 males and 148 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhapar has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Chhapar is 822122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhapar covers 126 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhapar falls under Panki tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chhapar is Bokaro Thermal, about 5.3 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chhapar.

Chhapar is about 14 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhapar is in Panki tehsil of Palamu district. Kathhāra is about 3.3 km away. Bokaro Thermal is about 5.3 km away. Panki is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baludih (under 2 km), Parsawan (2.8 km) and Baherwatanr (3.7 km).

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

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