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About Chhapra Village

Chhapra is a mid sized village in Lakhnadon tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 662, made up of 341 males and 321 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 293.32 hectares hectares.

Chhapra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhapra village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Lakhnadon
Area (hectares) 293.32 hectares
Population 662
Male Population 341
Female Population 321
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
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 Chhapra compares

By the 2011 count Chhapra is the 101st largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 675 residents. Its 293.32 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Chhapra

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

Chhapra lies about 78 km from Seoni, and the nearest railway station is Shikara, about 12 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 Shikara 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Lakhnadon 23 km
Nearest town Gotegaon 40 km
District headquarters Seoni 78 km

Villages closest to Chhapra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhapra village had a population of 662. That makes it the 101st largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 675 residents.

Chhapra village has 341 males and 321 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhapra has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Chhapra covers 293.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhapra falls under Lakhnadon tehsil of Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chhapra is Shikara, about 12 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 Chhapra.

Chhapra is about 78 km from Seoni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhapra is in Lakhnadon tehsil of Seoni district. Shikara is about 12 km away. Lakhnadon is about 23 km away. Gotegaon is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barbati (under 2 km), Madh Deori (2.0 km) and Dhuma (2.5 km).

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

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