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About Chapar Village

Chapar is a large village in Rajpura tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,534, made up of 1,318 males and 1,216 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 823 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147004, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chapar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chapar village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Rajpura
Pincode 147004
Area (hectares) 823 hectares
Population 2,534
Male Population 1,318
Female Population 1,216
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chapar compares

By the 2011 count Chapar is the 18th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents. Its 823 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, though that is well above the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Chapar

Chapar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chapar 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chapar from other places

Chapar lies about 13 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Daun Kalan, about 8.5 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 Chapar
Nearest town Sanaur 7.9 km
Nearest railway station Daun Kalan 8.5 km
District headquarters Patiala 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajpura 17 km

Villages closest to Chapar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chapar village had a population of 2,534. That makes it the 18th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents.

Chapar village has 1,318 males and 1,216 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chapar has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Chapar is 147004. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chapar covers 823 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chapar falls under Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chapar is Daun Kalan, about 8.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Chapar.

Chapar is about 13 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chapar is in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district. Sanaur is about 7.9 km away. Daun Kalan is about 8.5 km away. Patiala is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jarikpur (1.7 km), Bhat Majra (2.3 km) and Rasulpur (2.6 km).

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

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