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About Chhapia Village

Chhapia is a large village in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,158, made up of 1,633 males and 1,525 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189.38 hectares hectares.

Chhapia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhapia village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mahrajganj
Tehsil Maharajganj
Area (hectares) 189.38 hectares
Population 3,158
Male Population 1,633
Female Population 1,525
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chhapia compares

By the 2011 count Chhapia is the 104th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents. Its 189.38 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Chhapia

The census records public bus service for Chhapia as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Mahrajganj, and the nearest railway station is Ghughuli, about 4.5 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 Chhapia
Nearest railway station Ghughuli 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Maharajganj 14 km
Nearest town Mahārāganj 14 km
District headquarters Mahrajganj 29 km

Villages closest to Chhapia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maharajganj 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 3,158. That makes it the 104th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents.

Chhapia village has 1,633 males and 1,525 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhapia has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

Chhapia covers 189.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chhapia falls under Maharajganj tehsil of Mahrajganj district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chhapia is Ghughuli, about 4.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chhapia.

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

Chhapia is in Maharajganj tehsil of Mahrajganj district. Ghughuli is about 4.5 km away. Maharajganj is about 14 km away. Mahārāganj is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patkhauli (under 2 km), Amorha (2.0 km) and Puraina Khandi Chaura (2.0 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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