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About Chhapra Village

Chhapra is a mid sized village in Majholi tehsil, in the district of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,484, made up of 757 males and 727 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 608.73 hectares hectares.

Chhapra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhapra village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Jabalpur
Tehsil Majholi
Area (hectares) 608.73 hectares
Population 1,484
Male Population 757
Female Population 727
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhapra compares

By the 2011 count Chhapra is the 23rd largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 757 residents. Its 608.73 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Chhapra

Chhapra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chhapra as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Chhapra from other places

Chhapra lies about 46 km from Jabalpur, and the nearest railway station is Dundi, about 5.6 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 Chhapra
Nearest railway station Dundi 5.6 km
Nearest town Sihorā 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Majholi 26 km
District headquarters Jabalpur 46 km

Villages closest to Chhapra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Majholi 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 1,484. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 757 residents.

Chhapra village has 757 males and 727 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhapra has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

Chhapra covers 608.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhapra falls under Majholi tehsil of Jabalpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chhapra is Dundi, about 5.6 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chhapra.

Chhapra is about 46 km from Jabalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhapra is in Majholi tehsil of Jabalpur district. Dundi is about 5.6 km away. Sihorā is about 8.4 km away. Majholi is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paharuwa (1.6 km), Madai (2.9 km) and Mohla (3.3 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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