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About Chaparai Village

Chaparai is a mid sized village in Bagda tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,011, made up of 526 males and 485 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743251, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaparai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaparai village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Bagda
Pincode 743251
Area (hectares) 152.63 hectares
Population 1,011
Male Population 526
Female Population 485
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chaparai compares

By the 2011 count Chaparai is the 90th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,292 residents. Its 152.63 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Chaparai

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

Chaparai lies about 19 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Habra, about 6.4 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 Chaparai
Nearest town Ashoknagar Kalyangarh 3.1 km
Nearest railway station Habra 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Bagda 19 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 19 km

Villages closest to Chaparai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaparai village had a population of 1,011. That makes it the 90th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,292 residents.

Chaparai village has 526 males and 485 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaparai has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Chaparai is 743251. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaparai covers 152.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chaparai falls under Bagda tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chaparai is Habra, about 6.4 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 - 10 km distance for Chaparai.

Chaparai is about 19 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaparai is in Bagda tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Ashoknagar Kalyangarh is about 3.1 km away. Habra is about 6.4 km away. Bagda is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhikra (3.7 km), Beara Chak (4.1 km) and Ranghat (6.5 km).

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

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