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- LGD code
- 513828
- Pincode
- 361162
- Post office
- Nikava
- Population
- 570
- Households
- 111
- Literacy rate
- 67.4%
- Sex ratio
- 1000 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 171
Census 2011 · in context
How Chapra compares
By population, Chapra ranks #71 of 98 villages in Kalavad mandal.
Literacy rate
%
67.4%
+2.6% vs mandal average
- Chapra
- 67.4%
- Kalavad mandal
- 64.8%
- Jamnagar district
- 64.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,000
+20 vs mandal average
- Chapra
- 1,000
- Kalavad mandal
- 980
Household size
people per home
5.1
+0.4 vs mandal average
- Chapra
- 5.1
- Kalavad mandal
- 4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chapra at a glance
Chapra is a village of 570 people in 111 households (Census 2011) in Kalavad taluka, Jamnagar district, Gujarat, the 71st-largest of 98 villages in Kalavad taluka. Literacy is 67%, 3 points above the taluka average of 65% and the sex ratio is 1,000 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 361162, served by Nikava post office; the LGD village code is 513828. The village votes in Wankaner assembly constituency, represented by MLA Jitendra Kantilal Somani. The population is estimated at 672 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chapra
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KALAVAD
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 9
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 42
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 9
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- CHAPRA
- Total area (ha)
- 360.01
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 124
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Chapra
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Chapra
- LGD code
- 513828
- Pincode
- 361162
- Post office
- Nikava
- Population (Census 2011)
- 570
- Population (projected 2026)
- 672
- Households
- 111
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1000
- Literacy rate
- 67.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Rajkot
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Wankaner
- Member of Parliament
- Parshottam Rupala
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Jitendra Kantilal Somani
- Block / Mandal
- Kalavad
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Other villages in Kalavad mandal
View all 60+ →- Kharedi
- Nikava
- Mota Vadala
- Anandpar
- Nana Vadala
- Pipar
- Khandhera
- Pithadiya
- Navagam
- Mulila
- Makaji Meghpar
- Jashapar
- Dhundhoraji
- Chhatar
- Moti Nagajar
- Vodisang
- Pata Meghpar
- Napaniya Khijadiya
- Makrani Sanosara
- Kalmeghada
- Beraja
- Sarvaniya
- Moti Matli
- Khan Kotda
- Toda
- Mota Panchdevda
- Dudhala
- Arala
- Balambhadi
- Bava Khakhariya
- Mota Bhadukiya
- Banga
- Shishang
- Umrala
- Bamangam
- Nani Vavdi
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-24
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)