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About Chhapara Village

Chhapara is a mid sized village in Chanderi tehsil, in the district of Ashoknagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,075, made up of 544 males and 531 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 580.75 hectares hectares.

Chhapara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhapara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ashoknagar
Tehsil Chanderi
Area (hectares) 580.75 hectares
Population 1,075
Male Population 544
Female Population 531
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Chhapara compares

By the 2011 count Chhapara is the 48th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 942 residents. Its 580.75 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Chhapara

Chhapara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chhapara 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chhapara from other places

Chhapara lies about 35 km from Ashoknagar, and the nearest railway station is Piprai Gaon, about 16 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 Chhapara
Tehsil headquarters Chanderi 13 km
Nearest railway station Piprai Gaon 16 km
District headquarters Ashoknagar 35 km

Villages closest to Chhapara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhapara village had a population of 1,075. That makes it the 48th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 942 residents.

Chhapara village has 544 males and 531 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhapara has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 898.

Chhapara covers 580.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chhapara falls under Chanderi tehsil of Ashoknagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chhapara is Piprai Gaon, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

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

Chhapara is about 35 km from Ashoknagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhapara is in Chanderi tehsil of Ashoknagar district. Chanderi is about 13 km away. Piprai Gaon is about 16 km away. Ashoknagar is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakchhapara (under 2 km), Jarsal (2.4 km) and Dungasara (2.6 km).

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

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