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About Chhapar Village

Chhapar is a large village in Chhatarpur tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,336, made up of 1,239 males and 1,097 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 943.32 hectares hectares.

Chhapar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhapar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Chhatarpur
Area (hectares) 943.32 hectares
Population 2,336
Male Population 1,239
Female Population 1,097
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
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 Chhapar compares

By the 2011 count Chhapar is the 30th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,459 residents. Its 943.32 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 878.

Getting to Chhapar

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

Chhapar lies about 18 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Maharaja Chhatrasal Station Chhatarpur, about 15 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 Chhapar
Nearest railway station Maharaja Chhatrasal Station Chhatarpur 15 km
Nearest town Bijāwar 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Chhatarpur 18 km

Villages closest to Chhapar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhapar village had a population of 2,336. That makes it the 30th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,459 residents.

Chhapar village has 1,239 males and 1,097 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhapar has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 878.

Chhapar covers 943.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhapar falls under Chhatarpur tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chhapar is Maharaja Chhatrasal Station Chhatarpur, about 15 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 Chhapar.

Chhapar is about 18 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhapar is in Chhatarpur tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Maharaja Chhatrasal Station Chhatarpur is about 15 km away. Bijāwar is about 16 km away. Chhatarpur 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 Bamhoriya (1.8 km), Himmatpura (2.4 km) and Kunwarpura (2.9 km).

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

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