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About Chapalpahar Village

Chapalpahar is a small village in Pathna tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 157, made up of 81 males and 76 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chapalpahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chapalpahar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Pathna
Pincode 816101
Area (hectares) 18.71 hectares
Population 157
Male Population 81
Female Population 76
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chapalpahar compares

By the 2011 count Chapalpahar is the 82nd largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 615 residents. Its 18.71 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Chapalpahar

Chapalpahar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chapalpahar as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chapalpahar from other places

Chapalpahar lies about 38 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Bakudi, about 1.6 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 Chapalpahar
Nearest railway station Bakudi 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathna 10 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 14 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 38 km

Villages closest to Chapalpahar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chapalpahar village had a population of 157. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 615 residents.

Chapalpahar village has 81 males and 76 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chapalpahar has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Chapalpahar is 816101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chapalpahar covers 18.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chapalpahar falls under Pathna tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chapalpahar is Bakudi, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chapalpahar.

Chapalpahar is about 38 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chapalpahar is in Pathna tehsil of Sahibganj district. Bakudi is about 1.6 km away. Pathna is about 10 km away. Rājmahal 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 Raksabandh (under 2 km), Bansbhita (under 2 km) and Kathalbari (2.1 km).

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

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