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About Chapra Village

Chapra is a mid sized village in Raiganj tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 745, made up of 391 males and 354 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733134, 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 Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Raiganj
Pincode 733134
Area (hectares) 86.83 hectares
Population 745
Male Population 391
Female Population 354
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chapra compares

By the 2011 count Chapra is the 170th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents. Its 86.83 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

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 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 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 17 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Sudhani, 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 Sudhani 12 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Raiganj 21 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 21 km

Villages closest to Chapra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Raiganj 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 745. That makes it the 170th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents.

Chapra village has 391 males and 354 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chapra has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Chapra is 733134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chapra covers 86.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chapra falls under Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chapra is Sudhani, about 12 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 km distance for Chapra.

Chapra is about 17 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 is in Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Sudhani is about 12 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 17 km away. Raiganj is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sadipur (2.2 km), Arthagaon (2.5 km) and Budhor (3.5 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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