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About Chopra Village

Chopra is a small village in Jakhnidhar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 341, made up of 172 males and 169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chopra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chopra village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Jakhnidhar
Pincode 249123
Area (hectares) 57.42 hectares
Population 341
Male Population 172
Female Population 169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chopra compares

By the 2011 count Chopra is the 29th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 243 residents. Its 57.42 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1266.

Getting to Chopra

Chopra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chopra as Available within <5 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 Chopra from other places

Chopra lies about 5.3 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 32 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 Chopra
Tehsil headquarters Jakhnidhar 2.4 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 5.3 km
Nearest town Tehri 5.3 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 32 km

Villages closest to Chopra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chopra village had a population of 341. That makes it the 29th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 243 residents.

Chopra village has 172 males and 169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chopra has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1266.

The pincode recorded for Chopra is 249123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chopra covers 57.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chopra falls under Jakhnidhar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chopra is Rishikesh, about 32 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chopra.

Chopra is about 5.3 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chopra is in Jakhnidhar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Jakhnidhar is about 2.4 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 5.3 km away. Tehri 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 Pata Palla (2.5 km), Pata Walla (2.5 km) and Kumardhar Maya Maroda (2.9 km).

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

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