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About Chotakapur Village

Chotakapur is a small village in Ghorawal tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 431, made up of 211 males and 220 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chotakapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chotakapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Ghorawal
Pincode 231215
Area (hectares) 63.86 hectares
Population 431
Male Population 211
Female Population 220
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chotakapur compares

By the 2011 count Chotakapur is the 214th largest of the 336 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 822 residents. Its 63.86 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Chotakapur

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

Chotakapur lies about 16 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Khairahi, about 8.7 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 Chotakapur
Nearest railway station Khairahi 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghorawal 14 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 16 km
Nearest town Robertsganj 16 km

Villages closest to Chotakapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chotakapur village had a population of 431. That makes it the 214th largest of the 336 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 822 residents.

Chotakapur village has 211 males and 220 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chotakapur has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Chotakapur is 231215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chotakapur covers 63.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chotakapur falls under Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chotakapur is Khairahi, about 8.7 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 Chotakapur.

Chotakapur is about 16 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chotakapur is in Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Khairahi is about 8.7 km away. Ghorawal is about 14 km away. Sonbhadra is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uchaka (under 2 km), Kingari (under 2 km) and Bhruha (under 2 km).

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

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