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About Chapra Village

Chapra is a large village in Habra II tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,208, made up of 1,141 males and 1,067 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743711, 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 North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Habra II
Pincode 743711
Area (hectares) 130.09 hectares
Population 2,208
Male Population 1,141
Female Population 1,067
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chapra compares

By the 2011 count Chapra is the 24th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,851 residents. Its 130.09 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Chapra

Chapra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chapra as Available within 5 - 10 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 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 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 Chapra
Nearest town Ashoknagar Kalyangarh 3.1 km
Nearest railway station Habra 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Habra II 19 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 19 km

Villages closest to Chapra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Habra 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 2,208. That makes it the 24th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,851 residents.

Chapra village has 1,141 males and 1,067 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chapra has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Chapra is 743711. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chapra covers 130.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chapra falls under Habra II tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

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

Chapra 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.

Chapra is in Habra II tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Ashoknagar Kalyangarh is about 3.1 km away. Habra is about 6.4 km away. Habra II 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 Bhatchhala (2.4 km), Putia (3.5 km) and Ashudi (3.6 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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