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About Chhapri Village

Chhapri is a small village in Ashta tehsil, in the district of Sehore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 483, made up of 241 males and 242 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182.38 hectares hectares.

Chhapri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhapri village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sehore
Tehsil Ashta
Area (hectares) 182.38 hectares
Population 483
Male Population 241
Female Population 242
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhapri compares

By the 2011 count Chhapri is the 137th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,025 residents. Its 182.38 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Chhapri

Chhapri is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chhapri 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 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 36 km from Sehore, and the nearest railway station is Jabri, about 27 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
Tehsil headquarters Ashta 8.9 km
Nearest railway station Jabri 27 km
District headquarters Sehore 36 km

Villages closest to Chhapri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ashta 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 483. That makes it the 137th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,025 residents.

Chhapri village has 241 males and 242 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhapri has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 914.

Chhapri covers 182.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhapri falls under Ashta tehsil of Sehore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chhapri is Jabri, about 27 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chhapri.

Chhapri is about 36 km from Sehore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhapri is in Ashta tehsil of Sehore district. Ashta is about 8.9 km away. Jabri is about 27 km away. Sehore is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chacha Khedi (under 2 km), Kev Khedi (1.9 km) and Tanda (1.9 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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