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About Chhapara Village

Chhapara is a mid sized village in Paraswada tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 604, made up of 299 males and 305 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 351.07 hectares hectares.

Chhapara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhapara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Paraswada
Area (hectares) 351.07 hectares
Population 604
Male Population 299
Female Population 305
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhapara compares

By the 2011 count Chhapara is the 70th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 351.07 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1052.

Getting to Chhapara

Chhapara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chhapara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Chhapara from other places

Chhapara lies about 28 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Dhapewara, about 24 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
Nearest railway station Dhapewara 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Paraswada 28 km
District headquarters Balaghat 28 km
Nearest town Bālāghāt 28 km

Villages closest to Chhapara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Paraswada 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 604. That makes it the 70th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Chhapara village has 299 males and 305 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhapara has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1052.

Chhapara covers 351.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chhapara falls under Paraswada tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chhapara is Dhapewara, about 24 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chhapara.

Chhapara is about 28 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhapara is in Paraswada tehsil of Balaghat district. Dhapewara is about 24 km away. Paraswada is about 28 km away. Balaghat is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhaparwahi (under 2 km), Rupjhar (under 2 km) and Godaritola (1.8 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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