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About Cherapur Village

Cherapur is a mid sized village in Pindra tehsil, in the district of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,530, made up of 733 males and 797 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,087 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.95 hectares hectares.

Cherapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Cherapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Varanasi
Tehsil Pindra
Area (hectares) 41.95 hectares
Population 1,530
Male Population 733
Female Population 797
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,087
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Cherapur compares

By the 2011 count Cherapur is the 133rd largest of the 401 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents. Its 41.95 hectares work out to about 36 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Cherapur

Cherapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Cherapur as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Cherapur from other places

Cherapur lies about 64 km from Varanasi, and the nearest railway station is Jangiganj, about 2.6 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 Cherapur
Nearest railway station Jangiganj 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Pindra 3.6 km
Nearest town Gyānpur 10 km
District headquarters Varanasi 64 km

Villages closest to Cherapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Cherapur village had a population of 1,530. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 401 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents.

Cherapur village has 733 males and 797 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Cherapur has about 1087 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Cherapur covers 41.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 36 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Cherapur falls under Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Cherapur is Jangiganj, about 2.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Cherapur.

Cherapur is about 64 km from Varanasi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Cherapur is in Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district. Jangiganj is about 2.6 km away. Pindra is about 3.6 km away. Gyānpur is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tikari Kala (under 2 km), Tikari Khurd (under 2 km) and Mahuari (under 2 km).

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

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