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About Chipra Village

Chipra is a mid sized village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 660, made up of 319 males and 341 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,069 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chipra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chipra village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Dasua
Pincode 144207
Area (hectares) 74 hectares
Population 660
Male Population 319
Female Population 341
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,069
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chipra compares

By the 2011 count Chipra is the 157th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 74 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Chipra

Chipra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chipra as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Chipra from other places

Chipra lies about 29 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Khuda Kurala, about 6.7 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 Chipra
Nearest railway station Khuda Kurala 6.7 km
Nearest town Urmar 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Dasua 11 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 29 km

Villages closest to Chipra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chipra village had a population of 660. That makes it the 157th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Chipra village has 319 males and 341 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chipra has about 1069 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Chipra is 144207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chipra covers 74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chipra falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chipra is Khuda Kurala, about 6.7 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 village for Chipra.

Chipra is about 29 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chipra is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Khuda Kurala is about 6.7 km away. Urmar is about 10 km away. Dasua is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thinda (under 2 km), Hardo Patti Braich (under 2 km) and Dholowal (under 2 km).

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

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