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About Chhapra Village

Chhapra is a mid sized village in Dabra tehsil, in the district of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,197, made up of 642 males and 555 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 345.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 475115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhapra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhapra village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Gwalior
Tehsil Dabra
Pincode 475115
Area (hectares) 345.86 hectares
Population 1,197
Male Population 642
Female Population 555
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhapra compares

By the 2011 count Chhapra is the 59th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,214 residents. Its 345.86 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 864.

Getting to Chhapra

Chhapra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chhapra 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 Chhapra from other places

Chhapra lies about 42 km from Gwalior. 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 Chhapra
Tehsil headquarters Dabra 11 km
District headquarters Gwalior 42 km

Villages closest to Chhapra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhapra village had a population of 1,197. That makes it the 59th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,214 residents.

Chhapra village has 642 males and 555 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhapra has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 864.

The pincode recorded for Chhapra is 475115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhapra covers 345.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhapra falls under Dabra tehsil of Gwalior district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Chhapra notes the nearest railway station 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 Chhapra.

Chhapra is about 42 km from Gwalior in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhapra is in Dabra tehsil of Gwalior district. Dabra is about 11 km away. Gwalior is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gatari (under 2 km), Ajaigarh (1.8 km) and Pahadi (2.0 km).

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

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