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About Chopan Village

Chopan is a mid sized village in Kelapur tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 691, made up of 356 males and 335 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 219.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 445302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chopan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chopan village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tehsil Kelapur
Pincode 445302
Area (hectares) 219.61 hectares
Population 691
Male Population 356
Female Population 335
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chopan compares

By the 2011 count Chopan is the 67th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,019 residents. Its 219.61 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Chopan

Chopan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chopan as Available within <5 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 Chopan from other places

Chopan lies about 73 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Pargothan, about 15 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 Chopan
Nearest railway station Pargothan 15 km
Nearest town Ārvi 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Kelapur 32 km
District headquarters Yavatmal 73 km

Villages closest to Chopan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chopan village had a population of 691. That makes it the 67th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,019 residents.

Chopan village has 356 males and 335 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chopan has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Chopan is 445302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chopan covers 219.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chopan falls under Kelapur tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chopan is Pargothan, about 15 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 10+ km distance for Chopan.

Chopan is about 73 km from Yavatmal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chopan is in Kelapur tehsil of Yavatmal district. Pargothan is about 15 km away. Ārvi is about 16 km away. Kelapur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Wadhona Bk (4.1 km), Wadhona Kh (4.1 km) and Chanai (7.1 km).

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

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