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About Chapa Village

Chapa is a mid sized village in Gunnor tehsil, in the district of Panna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 535, made up of 291 males and 244 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 838 females per 1000 males. The village covers 222.6 hectares hectares.

Chapa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chapa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Panna
Tehsil Gunnor
Area (hectares) 222.6 hectares
Population 535
Male Population 291
Female Population 244
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 838
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 Chapa compares

By the 2011 count Chapa is the 81st largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 922 residents. Its 222.6 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Chapa

Chapa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chapa 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 Chapa from other places

Chapa lies about 27 km from Panna, and the nearest railway station is Lagargawan, about 47 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 Chapa
Nearest town Nāgod 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Gunnor 27 km
District headquarters Panna 27 km
Nearest railway station Lagargawan 47 km

Villages closest to Chapa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chapa village had a population of 535. That makes it the 81st largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 922 residents.

Chapa village has 291 males and 244 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chapa has about 838 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

Chapa covers 222.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chapa falls under Gunnor tehsil of Panna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chapa is Lagargawan, about 47 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 Chapa.

Chapa is about 27 km from Panna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chapa is in Gunnor tehsil of Panna district. Nāgod is about 23 km away. Gunnor is about 27 km away. Panna is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Syamardanda (under 2 km), Tidunhai (1.7 km) and Karhiya (2.9 km).

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

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