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Revenue village·Goh block·Aurangabad

Chapra

Goh mandal
Pincode 824203
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SANTOSH RAJAK
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LGD code
252994
Pincode
824203
Post office
Goh
Population
1,941
Households
275
Literacy rate
41.9%
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000♂
Workers
800
Distance to district centre
246 km
Distance to mandal centre
124 km
Distance to Patna
294 km
Distance to Kolkata
349 km
Nearest railway station
Jhitkia · 8 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
IPP Hospital · 11 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Chapra compares

By population, Chapra ranks #33 of 176 villages in Goh mandal.

Literacy rate
%
41.9%
−11.8% vs mandal average
Chapra
41.9%
Goh mandal
53.7%
Aurangabad district
57.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
922
Same as the mandal average
Chapra
922
Goh mandal
922
Household size
people per home
7.1
+0.3 vs mandal average
Chapra
7.1
Goh mandal
6.8

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

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Chapra at a glance

Chapra is a village of 1,941 people in 275 households (Census 2011) in Goh block, Aurangabad district, Bihar, the 33rd-largest of 176 villages in Goh block. Literacy is 42%, 12 points below the block average of 54% and the sex ratio is 922 women per 1,000 men. It lies 246 km from the Aurangabad district centre, 8 km from Raghopur, the nearest town, 8 km from Jhitkia railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 824203, served by Goh post office; the LGD village code is 252994. The nearest hospital or health centre is IPP Hospital, 11 km away. The sarpanch is SANTOSH RAJAK, and the village votes in Alamnagar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Narendra Narayan Yadav. The population is estimated at 961 in 2026, down 50% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Malhad

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Chapra · this village1,94142%
Chapra · Obra1,03060%0 km N
Chapra · Mohanpur00 km N
Chapra · Kutumba27555%0 km N
Chapra · Dandkhora33665%0 km N
Chapra · Barahat1,06757%0 km N
Tenra · Raiganj1,52246%1.2 km NE

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chapra

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
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
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
RAFIGANJ
Distance to nearest town (km)
20
Distance to district HQ (km)
67
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
5
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Malhad
Total area (ha)
303
Irrigated area (ha)
5.85
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Key facts — Chapra

LGD code
252994
Pincode
824203
Post office
Goh
Population (Census 2011)
1,941
Population (projected 2026)
961
Households
275
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
922
Literacy rate
41.9%
Coordinates
25.69711°N, 88.06923°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Madhepura
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Alamnagar
Member of Parliament
Dinesh Chandra Yadav
Member of Legislative Assembly
Narendra Narayan Yadav
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
SANTOSH RAJAK
Block / Mandal
Goh
Getting there

How to reach Chapra

Mandal centre
Goh · ≈ 124 km
≈ 4 h 15 min by car · 5 h 3 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Aurangabad · ≈ 246 km
≈ 8 h 25 min by car · 9 h 59 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 22,403 people
Raghopur · ≈ 7.5 km
≈ 15 min by car · 18 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna294 kmcapital
  • Kolkata349 km
  • Delhi1122 km
  • Hyderabad1354 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationJhitkia8 km
  • Bus stopBotolbari5 km
  • Hospital / PHCIPP Hospital11 km
  • ATM / banksbi10 km
  • Petrol pumpReliance21 km
  • CollegeTarangapur Nanda Kumar High School25 km
  • Police stationRailway Police Force RPF46 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-12
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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