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About Chopa Village

Chopa is a small village in Goregaon tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 423, made up of 220 males and 203 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.81 hectares hectares.

Chopa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chopa village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gondiya
Tehsil Goregaon
Area (hectares) 74.81 hectares
Population 423
Male Population 220
Female Population 203
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chopa compares

By the 2011 count Chopa is the 78th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,338 residents. Its 74.81 hectares work out to about 5.7 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 1009.

Getting to Chopa

Chopa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chopa as Available within village. 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 Chopa from other places

Chopa lies about 23 km from Gondiya, and the nearest railway station is Hirdamali, about 11 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 Chopa
Tehsil headquarters Goregaon 11 km
Nearest railway station Hirdamali 11 km
District headquarters Gondiya 23 km
Nearest town Gondiā 23 km

Villages closest to Chopa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chopa village had a population of 423. That makes it the 78th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,338 residents.

Chopa village has 220 males and 203 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chopa has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1009.

Chopa covers 74.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chopa falls under Goregaon tehsil of Gondiya district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chopa is Hirdamali, about 11 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 10+ km distance for Chopa.

Chopa is about 23 km from Gondiya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chopa is in Goregaon tehsil of Gondiya district. Goregaon is about 11 km away. Hirdamali is about 11 km away. Gondiya is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanhartola (under 2 km), Kanhartola Chopa (under 2 km) and Bajartola (under 2 km).

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

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