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About Chapapal Village

Chapapal is a small village in Raipur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 271, made up of 124 males and 147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,185 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722162, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chapapal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chapapal village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Raipur
Pincode 722162
Area (hectares) 160.6 hectares
Population 271
Male Population 124
Female Population 147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,185
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chapapal compares

By the 2011 count Chapapal is the 158th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 841 residents. Its 160.6 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Chapapal

Chapapal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chapapal as Available within 5 - 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. The nearest villages by name are Buridhara, Chaka, Chamtabaid and Chandpara. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Chapapal

As per the Census of India 2011, Chapapal village had a population of 271. That makes it the 158th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 841 residents.

Chapapal village has 124 males and 147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chapapal has about 1185 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Chapapal is 722162. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chapapal covers 160.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chapapal falls under Raipur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Chapapal notes the nearest railway station 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 km distance for Chapapal.

Chapapal is in Raipur tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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