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About Chaprajhar Village

Chaprajhar is one of the larger villages in Islampur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,773, made up of 3,990 males and 3,783 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaprajhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaprajhar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Islampur
Pincode 733202
Area (hectares) 128 hectares
Population 7,773
Male Population 3,990
Female Population 3,783
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
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 Chaprajhar compares

By the 2011 count Chaprajhar is the 10th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,055 residents. Its 128 hectares work out to about 61 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 941.

Getting to Chaprajhar

Chaprajhar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chaprajhar 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 Chaprajhar from other places

Chaprajhar lies about 44 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Aluabari Road Junction (Islampur), about 4.4 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 Chaprajhar
Tehsil headquarters Islampur 3.8 km
Nearest town Islāmpur 3.8 km
Nearest railway station Aluabari Road Junction (Islampur) 4.4 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 44 km

Villages closest to Chaprajhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaprajhar village had a population of 7,773. That makes it the 10th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,055 residents.

Chaprajhar village has 3,990 males and 3,783 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaprajhar has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Chaprajhar is 733202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaprajhar covers 128 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 61 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chaprajhar falls under Islampur tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chaprajhar is Aluabari Road Junction (Islampur), about 4.4 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 km distance for Chaprajhar.

Chaprajhar is about 44 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaprajhar is in Islampur tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Islampur is about 3.8 km away. Islāmpur is about 3.8 km away. Aluabari Road Junction (Islampur) is about 4.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghoramara (under 2 km), Khabargaon (under 2 km) and Dumrulla (1.8 km).

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

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