# Chapra Village, Dandkhora, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dandkhora, Katihar 

# Chapra

Chapra is a village in Dandkhora sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar, PIN code **855114**. The 2011 Census counted **336 people in 77 households**, the 44th largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.2%.

- 336people (2011)
- 77households
- 77.9%literacy
- 855114PIN code

## Chapra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chapra is 855114.** Chapra falls in Dandkhora sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- PIN code855114
- Gram panchayatBhamraili
- Community development blockDandkhora
- Census village code225433

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Chapra from nearby towns?

- Dandkhora (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)17 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)17 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Chapra?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Chapra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kapkol
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Doasi
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Chapra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 84% of the 160 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Chapra

Of every 100 households in Chapra in 2011, 26 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chapra · ■ Dandkhora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****4%**

**26%

Television ****27%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**36%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Chapra?

■ Chapra · ■ Dandkhora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.9%**

**60.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****618**

**947

Working population ****37.8%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.2% for men and 67.2% for women. 49% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 29 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 53 (42%) · **■** Other work 2 (2%) · **■** Marginal 43 (34%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Dandkhora

- Shankarpur383 people
- Nima370 people
- Mahdaili366 people
- Bilaripari361 people
- Hamsaili311 people
- Baura269 people
- Thap Kaul Kalan222 people

[All 50 villages in Dandkhora](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/dandkhora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chapra?855114
- How far is Chapra from Katihar?17 km by road
- What is the population of Chapra?336 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chapra in?Katihar district (Dandkhora sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chapra?77.9% (Census 2011)