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About Chapar Village

Chapar is a small village in Kosya Kutauli tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 338, made up of 151 males and 187 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,238 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263831, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chapar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chapar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Kosya Kutauli
Pincode 263831
Area (hectares) 86.68 hectares
Population 338
Male Population 151
Female Population 187
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,238
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chapar compares

By the 2011 count Chapar is the 36th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 86.68 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1055.

Getting to Chapar

Chapar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chapar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Chapar from other places

Chapar lies about 4.8 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 18 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 Chapar
District headquarters Nainital 4.8 km
Nearest town Naini Tāl 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Kosya Kutauli 5.3 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 18 km

Villages closest to Chapar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kosya Kutauli 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 Chapar

As per the Census of India 2011, Chapar village had a population of 338. That makes it the 36th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Chapar village has 151 males and 187 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chapar has about 1238 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1055.

The pincode recorded for Chapar is 263831. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chapar covers 86.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chapar falls under Kosya Kutauli tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chapar is Kathgodam, about 18 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 10+ km distance for Chapar.

Chapar is about 4.8 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chapar is in Kosya Kutauli tehsil of Nainital district. Nainital is about 4.8 km away. Naini Tāl is about 4.8 km away. Kosya Kutauli is about 5.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Padli (under 2 km), Bhowali Gaon (under 2 km) and Bhowali Range (under 2 km).

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

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