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About Chapri Village

Chapri is a mid sized village in Ghatshila tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 931, made up of 459 males and 472 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 194 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chapri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chapri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Ghatshila
Pincode 832303
Area (hectares) 194 hectares
Population 931
Male Population 459
Female Population 472
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chapri compares

By the 2011 count Chapri is the 26th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 596 residents. Its 194 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Chapri

Chapri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chapri as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Chapri from other places

Chapri lies about 18 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Galudih, about 3.8 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 Chapri
Nearest railway station Galudih 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghatshila 7.6 km
Nearest town Ghātsīla 7.6 km
District headquarters Purbi Singhbhum 18 km

Villages closest to Chapri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chapri village had a population of 931. That makes it the 26th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 596 residents.

Chapri village has 459 males and 472 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chapri has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Chapri is 832303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chapri covers 194 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chapri falls under Ghatshila tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chapri is Galudih, about 3.8 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 5 - 10 km distance for Chapri.

Chapri is about 18 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chapri is in Ghatshila tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Galudih is about 3.8 km away. Ghatshila is about 7.6 km away. Ghātsīla is about 7.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Charri (under 2 km), Digri (3.0 km) and Mahuliya (4.0 km).

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

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