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About Chapande Village

Chapande is a small village in Pathna tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 305, made up of 156 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 9.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chapande Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chapande village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Pathna
Pincode 815109
Area (hectares) 9.5 hectares
Population 305
Male Population 156
Female Population 149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chapande compares

By the 2011 count Chapande is the 68th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 615 residents. Its 9.5 hectares work out to about 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Chapande

Chapande is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chapande as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chapande from other places

Chapande lies about 44 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Barharwa Junction, about 4.2 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 Chapande
Tehsil headquarters Pathna 3.8 km
Nearest railway station Barharwa Junction 4.2 km
Nearest town Farakka 18 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 44 km

Villages closest to Chapande

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 Chapande

As per the Census of India 2011, Chapande village had a population of 305. That makes it the 68th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 615 residents.

Chapande village has 156 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chapande has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Chapande is 815109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chapande covers 9.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chapande falls under Pathna tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chapande is Barharwa Junction, about 4.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chapande.

Chapande is about 44 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chapande is in Pathna tehsil of Sahibganj district. Pathna is about 3.8 km away. Barharwa Junction is about 4.2 km away. Farakka is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Simberi (under 2 km), Gangopara Bedo (under 2 km) and Taljhari (under 2 km).

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

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