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About Chhapia Village

Chhapia is a mid sized village in Rudhauli tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,930, made up of 943 males and 987 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 322.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhapia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhapia village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Rudhauli
Pincode 272151
Area (hectares) 322.89 hectares
Population 1,930
Male Population 943
Female Population 987
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhapia compares

By the 2011 count Chhapia is the 17th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 804 residents. Its 322.89 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Chhapia

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

How far is Chhapia from other places

Chhapia lies about 29 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Orwara, about 23 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 Chhapia
Tehsil headquarters Rudhauli 9.5 km
Nearest town Bānsi 20 km
Nearest railway station Orwara 23 km
District headquarters Basti 29 km

Villages closest to Chhapia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhapia village had a population of 1,930. That makes it the 17th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 804 residents.

Chhapia village has 943 males and 987 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhapia has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Chhapia is 272151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhapia covers 322.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhapia falls under Rudhauli tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chhapia is Orwara, about 23 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chhapia.

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

Chhapia is in Rudhauli tehsil of Basti district. Rudhauli is about 9.5 km away. Bānsi is about 20 km away. Orwara is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahuar (under 2 km), Haraya Bhaya (under 2 km) and Hasani (1.9 km).

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

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