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About Chapail Village

Chapail is a mid sized village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 984, made up of 498 males and 486 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 200.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chapail Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chapail village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Robertsganj
Pincode 231213
Area (hectares) 200.17 hectares
Population 984
Male Population 498
Female Population 486
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chapail compares

By the 2011 count Chapail is the 187th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 200.17 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Chapail

Chapail is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chapail as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Chapail from other places

Chapail lies about 16 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Churk, about 12 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 Chapail
Nearest railway station Churk 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Robertsganj 16 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 16 km

Villages closest to Chapail

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chapail village had a population of 984. That makes it the 187th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Chapail village has 498 males and 486 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chapail has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Chapail is 231213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chapail covers 200.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chapail falls under Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chapail is Churk, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chapail.

Chapail 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.

Chapail is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Churk is about 12 km away. Robertsganj is about 16 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 Bhaluahi Pandey (under 2 km), Turati (under 2 km) and Tiyara Kalan (1.5 km).

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

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