About Chhapra Village

Chhapra is a large village in Bahoriband tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,444, made up of 1,753 males and 1,691 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1051.92 hectares hectares.

Chhapra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhapra village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Katni
Tehsil	Bahoriband
Area (hectares)	1051.92 hectares
Population	3,444
Male Population	1,753
Female Population	1,691
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	965
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chhapra compares

By the 2011 count Chhapra is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents. Its 1051.92 hectares work out to about 3.3 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 964.

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 village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 31 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Dundi, about 5.1 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	5.1 km
Nearest town	Sihorā	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bahoriband	18 km
District headquarters	Katni	31 km

Villages closest to Chhapra

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

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Common questions about Chhapra

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhapra village had a population of 3,444. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents.

Chhapra village has 1,753 males and 1,691 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhapra has about 965 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 964.

Chhapra covers 1051.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhapra falls under Bahoriband tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chhapra is Dundi, about 5.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Chhapra.

Chhapra is about 31 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhapra is in Bahoriband tehsil of Katni district. Dundi is about 5.1 km away. Sihorā is about 18 km away. Bahoriband is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.