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About Chapra Bakhari Village

Chapra Bakhari is a large village in Goalpokhar I tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,936, made up of 2,071 males and 1,865 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 339.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chapra Bakhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chapra Bakhari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Goalpokhar I
Pincode 733210
Area (hectares) 339.13 hectares
Population 3,936
Male Population 2,071
Female Population 1,865
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chapra Bakhari compares

By the 2011 count Chapra Bakhari is the 25th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents. Its 339.13 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Chapra Bakhari

Chapra Bakhari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chapra Bakhari as Available within village. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chapra Bakhari from other places

Chapra Bakhari lies about 18 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Surja Kama, about 7.7 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 Bakhari
Nearest railway station Surja Kama 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Goalpokhar I 18 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 18 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 25 km

Villages closest to Chapra Bakhari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goalpokhar I 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 Bakhari

As per the Census of India 2011, Chapra Bakhari village had a population of 3,936. That makes it the 25th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents.

Chapra Bakhari village has 2,071 males and 1,865 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chapra Bakhari has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Chapra Bakhari is 733210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chapra Bakhari covers 339.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chapra Bakhari falls under Goalpokhar I tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chapra Bakhari is Surja Kama, about 7.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chapra Bakhari.

Chapra Bakhari is about 18 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chapra Bakhari is in Goalpokhar I tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Surja Kama is about 7.7 km away. Goalpokhar I is about 18 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pokharia Dargabasti (under 2 km), Matitola (6.0 km) and Basta (6.7 km).

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

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