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About Chapaur Village

Chapaur is a mid sized village in Meja tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 693, made up of 356 males and 337 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212308, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chapaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chapaur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Meja
Pincode 212308
Area (hectares) 36.08 hectares
Population 693
Male Population 356
Female Population 337
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Chapaur compares

By the 2011 count Chapaur is the 240th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents. Its 36.08 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Chapaur

Chapaur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chapaur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chapaur from other places

Chapaur lies about 40 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Unchdih, about 6.3 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 Chapaur
Nearest railway station Unchdih 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Meja 14 km
Nearest town Gyānpur 30 km
District headquarters Allahabad 40 km

Villages closest to Chapaur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chapaur village had a population of 693. That makes it the 240th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents.

Chapaur village has 356 males and 337 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chapaur has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Chapaur is 212308. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chapaur covers 36.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chapaur falls under Meja tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chapaur is Unchdih, about 6.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chapaur.

Chapaur is about 40 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chapaur is in Meja tehsil of Allahabad district. Unchdih is about 6.3 km away. Meja is about 14 km away. Gyānpur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhelpur (under 2 km), Sukulpur (under 2 km) and Jera (2.5 km).

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

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