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About Chhapra Village

Chhapra is a mid sized village in Saidpur tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 790, made up of 386 males and 404 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.03 hectares hectares.

Chhapra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhapra village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Saidpur
Area (hectares) 35.03 hectares
Population 790
Male Population 386
Female Population 404
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 Chhapra compares

By the 2011 count Chhapra is the 250th largest of the 556 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,010 residents. Its 35.03 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Chhapra

Chhapra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chhapra 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 Chhapra from other places

Chhapra lies about 42 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Rajawari, about 5.9 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 Chhapra
Nearest railway station Rajawari 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Saidpur 8.1 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 42 km

Villages closest to Chhapra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhapra village had a population of 790. That makes it the 250th largest of the 556 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,010 residents.

Chhapra village has 386 males and 404 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhapra has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1012.

Chhapra covers 35.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chhapra falls under Saidpur tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chhapra is Rajawari, about 5.9 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 Chhapra.

Chhapra is about 42 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhapra is in Saidpur tehsil of Ghazipur district. Rajawari is about 5.9 km away. Saidpur is about 8.1 km away. Ghazipur is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhapara (under 2 km), Bisun Pura (1.5 km) and Dhundh Pura (1.5 km).

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

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