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About Chhapar Village

Chhapar is a mid sized village in Vijaypur tehsil, in the district of Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 939, made up of 488 males and 451 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 568 hectares hectares.

Chhapar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhapar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sheopur
Tehsil Vijaypur
Area (hectares) 568 hectares
Population 939
Male Population 488
Female Population 451
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhapar compares

By the 2011 count Chhapar is the 42nd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 568 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 846.

Getting to Chhapar

Chhapar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chhapar 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chhapar from other places

Chhapar lies about 77 km from Sheopur, and the nearest railway station is Bijaipur Road, about 22 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 Chhapar
Tehsil headquarters Vijaypur 5.0 km
Nearest railway station Bijaipur Road 22 km
Nearest town Sabalgarh 27 km
District headquarters Sheopur 77 km

Villages closest to Chhapar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhapar village had a population of 939. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Chhapar village has 488 males and 451 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhapar has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 846.

Chhapar covers 568 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chhapar falls under Vijaypur tehsil of Sheopur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chhapar is Bijaipur Road, about 22 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chhapar.

Chhapar is about 77 km from Sheopur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhapar is in Vijaypur tehsil of Sheopur district. Vijaypur is about 5.0 km away. Bijaipur Road is about 22 km away. Sabalgarh 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 Aroda (1.5 km), Benipura (1.8 km) and Medawali (2.6 km).

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

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