About Chapgawan Village

Chapgawan is a small village in Borio tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 317, made up of 165 males and 152 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chapgawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chapgawan village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Sahibganj
Tehsil	Borio
Pincode	816120
Area (hectares)	47 hectares
Population	317
Male Population	165
Female Population	152
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	921
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chapgawan compares

By the 2011 count Chapgawan is the 81st largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 341 residents. Its 47 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Chapgawan

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

Chapgawan lies about 22 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Kalian Chak, about 15 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 Chapgawan
Tehsil headquarters	Borio	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Kalian Chak	15 km
District headquarters	Sahibganj	22 km
Nearest town	Sāhibganj	22 km

Villages closest to Chapgawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chapgawan village had a population of 317. That makes it the 81st largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 341 residents.

Chapgawan village has 165 males and 152 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chapgawan has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Chapgawan is 816120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chapgawan covers 47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chapgawan falls under Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chapgawan is Kalian Chak, about 15 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 village for Chapgawan.

Chapgawan is about 22 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chapgawan is in Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district. Borio is about under 2 km away. Kalian Chak is about 15 km away. Sahibganj is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.