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About Chhapar Village

Chhapar is a mid sized village in Betalghat tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,467, made up of 781 males and 686 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhapar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhapar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Betalghat
Pincode 262134
Area (hectares) 91.58 hectares
Population 1,467
Male Population 781
Female Population 686
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhapar compares

By the 2011 count Chhapar is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 313 residents. Its 91.58 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1076.

Getting to Chhapar

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

Chhapar lies about 21 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 28 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 Chhapar
Tehsil headquarters Betalghat under 2 km
District headquarters Nainital 21 km
Nearest town Naini Tāl 21 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 28 km

Villages closest to Chhapar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhapar village had a population of 1,467. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 313 residents.

Chhapar village has 781 males and 686 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhapar has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1076.

The pincode recorded for Chhapar is 262134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhapar covers 91.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chhapar falls under Betalghat tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chhapar is Ramnagar, about 28 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 <5 km distance for Chhapar.

Chhapar is about 21 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhapar is in Betalghat tehsil of Nainital district. Betalghat is about under 2 km away. Nainital is about 21 km away. Naini Tāl is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dabarbadi (under 2 km), Mallipali (under 2 km) and Talli Pali (under 2 km).

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

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