About Chapra Village

Chapra is a mid sized village in Payal tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 525, made up of 270 males and 255 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chapra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chapra village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Ludhiana
Tehsil	Payal
Pincode	141119
Area (hectares)	100 hectares
Population	525
Male Population	270
Female Population	255
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	944
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chapra compares

By the 2011 count Chapra is the 97th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,644 residents. Its 100 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Chapra

Chapra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chapra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Chapra from other places

Chapra lies about 48 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Malerkotla, 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 Chapra
Nearest town	Māler Kotla	14 km
Nearest railway station	Malerkotla	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Payal	25 km
District headquarters	Ludhiana	48 km

Villages closest to Chapra

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

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Common questions about Chapra

As per the Census of India 2011, Chapra village had a population of 525. That makes it the 97th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,644 residents.

Chapra village has 270 males and 255 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chapra has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Chapra is 141119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chapra covers 100 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chapra falls under Payal tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chapra is Malerkotla, 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chapra.

Chapra is about 48 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chapra is in Payal tehsil of Ludhiana district. Māler Kotla is about 14 km away. Malerkotla is about 15 km away. Payal is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.