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About Chapahni Village

Chapahni is a mid sized village in Badwara tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 930, made up of 470 males and 460 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 355.97 hectares hectares.

Chapahni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chapahni village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Badwara
Area (hectares) 355.97 hectares
Population 930
Male Population 470
Female Population 460
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chapahni compares

By the 2011 count Chapahni is the 42nd largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 993 residents. Its 355.97 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Chapahni

Chapahni is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chapahni 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chapahni from other places

Chapahni lies about 16 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Lakhakhera, about 3.4 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 Chapahni
Nearest railway station Lakhakhera 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Badwara 16 km
District headquarters Katni 16 km
Nearest town Murwāra 16 km

Villages closest to Chapahni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chapahni village had a population of 930. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 993 residents.

Chapahni village has 470 males and 460 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chapahni has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Chapahni covers 355.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chapahni falls under Badwara tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chapahni is Lakhakhera, about 3.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Chapahni.

Chapahni is about 16 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chapahni is in Badwara tehsil of Katni district. Lakhakhera is about 3.4 km away. Badwara is about 16 km away. Katni is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pondi (under 2 km), Jhinjhari (2.6 km) and Atariya (2.8 km).

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

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