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Chhapra

छप्पर
Chandla mandal
Pincode 471515
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Mamta prajapati
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LGD code
457602
Pincode
471515
Post office
Laundi
Population
893
Households
210
Literacy rate
44.2%
Sex ratio
857 ♀/1000♂
Workers
405
Distance to district centre
79 km
Distance to mandal centre
10 km
Distance to Bhopal
344 km
Distance to Delhi
486 km
Nearest railway station
Singhpur Dumra · 24 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital,Chandla · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Chhapra compares

By population, Chhapra ranks #42 of 86 villages in Chandla mandal.

Literacy rate
%
44.2%
−5.9% vs mandal average
Chhapra
44.2%
Chandla mandal
50.1%
Chhatarpur district
53.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
857
−3 vs mandal average
Chhapra
857
Chandla mandal
860
Household size
people per home
4.3
−0.3 vs mandal average
Chhapra
4.3
Chandla mandal
4.6

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Chhapra at a glance

Chhapra is a village of 893 people in 210 households (Census 2011) in Chandla tehsil, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh, the 42nd-largest of 86 villages in Chandla tehsil. Literacy is 44%, 6 points below the tehsil average of 50% and the sex ratio is 857 women per 1,000 men. It lies 79 km from the Chhatarpur district centre, 42 km from Tindwara, the nearest town, 24 km from Singhpur Dumra railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 471515, served by Laundi post office; the LGD village code is 457602. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital,Chandla, 7 km away. The sarpanch is Mamta prajapati, and the village votes in Chandla assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ahirwar Dileep. The population is estimated at 1,053 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Madhaupur

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Chhapra · this village89344%
Biharpur · Majhgawan22543%1.5 km SW
Beehar Purwa · Chandla46360%1.7 km SW
Madhaupur · Nawabganj1,35547%1.7 km SE
Madhaupur · Tarabganj3,62257%1.7 km SE
Madhaupur · Chandla1,52058%1.7 km SE
Madhaupur · Baheri1,29956%1.7 km SE

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chhapra

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
15
Power hours (winter)
12
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
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
CHANDLA
Distance to nearest town (km)
9
Distance to district HQ (km)
90
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
9
All-weather road
No
Total area (ha)
411.82
Irrigated area (ha)
66
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Chhapra

LGD code
457602
Pincode
471515
Post office
Laundi
Population (Census 2011)
893
Population (projected 2026)
1,053
Households
210
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
857
Literacy rate
44.2%
Coordinates
25.10661°N, 80.13520°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Khajuraho
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Chandla
Member of Parliament
V. D. Sharma
Member of Legislative Assembly
Ahirwar Dileep
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Mamta prajapati
Block / Mandal
Chandla
Getting there

How to reach Chhapra

Mandal centre
Chandla · ≈ 9.6 km
≈ 20 min by car · 23 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Chhatarpur · ≈ 79 km
≈ 2 h 41 min by car · 3 h 11 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 12,880 people
Tindwara · ≈ 42 km
≈ 1 h 26 min by car · 1 h 42 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhopal344 kmcapital
  • Delhi486 km
  • Hyderabad875 km
  • Kolkata883 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationSinghpur Dumra24 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital,Chandla7 km
  • ATM / bankSBI Bank36 km
  • CollegeGovt Polytechnic Mahoba36 km
  • Police stationPolice Station Badausa55 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-11
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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