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About Chapra Village

Chapra is a large village in Ranaghat II tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,014, made up of 2,089 males and 1,925 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 296.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741202, 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 Ranaghat II
Pincode 741202
Area (hectares) 296.98 hectares
Population 4,014
Male Population 2,089
Female Population 1,925
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chapra compares

By the 2011 count Chapra is the 21st largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,897 residents. Its 296.98 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Chapra

Chapra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chapra 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chapra from other places

Chapra lies about 22 km from Nadia, and the nearest railway station is Dhubulia, about 12 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 Chapra
Nearest railway station Dhubulia 12 km
Nearest town Krishnanagar 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Ranaghat II 22 km
District headquarters Nadia 22 km

Villages closest to Chapra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ranaghat II 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 Chapra

As per the Census of India 2011, Chapra village had a population of 4,014. That makes it the 21st largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,897 residents.

Chapra village has 2,089 males and 1,925 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chapra has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Chapra is 741202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chapra covers 296.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chapra falls under Ranaghat II tehsil of Nadia district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chapra is Dhubulia, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Chapra.

Chapra is about 22 km from Nadia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chapra is in Ranaghat II tehsil of Nadia district. Dhubulia is about 12 km away. Krishnanagar is about 14 km away. Ranaghat II is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kulgachhi Chak (11 km), Kulgachi (11 km) and Krishnanagar (14 km).

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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