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About Chhapri Village

Chhapri is a small village in Alot tehsil, in the district of Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 242, made up of 130 males and 112 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185.82 hectares hectares.

Chhapri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhapri village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ratlam
Tehsil Alot
Area (hectares) 185.82 hectares
Population 242
Male Population 130
Female Population 112
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 862
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chhapri compares

By the 2011 count Chhapri is the 99th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 840 residents. Its 185.82 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Chhapri

Chhapri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chhapri as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Chhapri from other places

Chhapri lies about 60 km from Ratlam, and the nearest railway station is Luni Richha, about 3.3 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 Chhapri
Nearest railway station Luni Richha 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Alot 12 km
District headquarters Ratlam 60 km

Villages closest to Chhapri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhapri village had a population of 242. That makes it the 99th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 840 residents.

Chhapri village has 130 males and 112 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhapri has about 862 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Chhapri covers 185.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chhapri falls under Alot tehsil of Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chhapri is Luni Richha, about 3.3 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chhapri.

Chhapri is about 60 km from Ratlam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhapri is in Alot tehsil of Ratlam district. Luni Richha is about 3.3 km away. Alot is about 12 km away. Ratlam is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salakhedi (under 2 km), Sundarpura (under 2 km) and Arwalya Solanky (under 2 km).

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

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