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About Chapa Village

Chapa is a small village in Borio tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 91, made up of 43 males and 48 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,116 females per 1000 males. The village covers 181.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chapa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chapa village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Borio
Pincode 816109
Area (hectares) 181.46 hectares
Population 91
Male Population 43
Female Population 48
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,116
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 Chapa compares

By the 2011 count Chapa is the 173rd largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 341 residents. Its 181.46 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Chapa

Chapa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chapa 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 Chapa from other places

Chapa lies about 8.5 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Karanpurato, about 7.9 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 Chapa
Nearest railway station Karanpurato 7.9 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 8.5 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Borio 17 km

Villages closest to Chapa

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.

Common questions about Chapa

As per the Census of India 2011, Chapa village had a population of 91. That makes it the 173rd largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 341 residents.

Chapa village has 43 males and 48 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chapa has about 1116 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Chapa is 816109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chapa covers 181.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chapa falls under Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chapa is Karanpurato, about 7.9 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 Chapa.

Chapa is about 8.5 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chapa is in Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district. Karanpurato is about 7.9 km away. Sahibganj is about 8.5 km away. Sāhibganj is about 8.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Durga Tola (under 2 km), Ddepart (1.6 km) and Narganj (1.6 km).

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

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