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About Chapra Village

Chapra is a mid sized village in Kaliganj tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 785, made up of 404 males and 381 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chapra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chapra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Nadia
Tehsil Kaliganj
Pincode 741123
Area (hectares) 166.7 hectares
Population 785
Male Population 404
Female Population 381
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chapra compares

By the 2011 count Chapra is the 79th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,916 residents. Its 166.7 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Chapra

Chapra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chapra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chak Kuturia, Chak Maheshpur, Chakundi and Chanduria. 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 Chapra

As per the Census of India 2011, Chapra village had a population of 785. That makes it the 79th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,916 residents.

Chapra village has 404 males and 381 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chapra has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Chapra is 741123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chapra covers 166.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chapra falls under Kaliganj tehsil of Nadia district in West Bengal.

The census record for Chapra 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 village for Chapra.

Chapra is in Kaliganj tehsil of Nadia 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 Chapra today is likely to be higher.

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