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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Chapahi is a village in Andhratharhi mandal, Madhubani district, Bihar, with a population of 2,844 across 616 households and a literacy rate of 49.5%. It is located at coordinates 25.906°N, 86.402°E with PIN code 847235.
RD
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
RUBI DEVI
Contact: 90****2894
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- LGD code
- 220628
- Pincode
- 847235
- Post office
- Rajnagar (Madhubani)
- Population
- 2,844
- Households
- 616
- Literacy rate
- 49.5%
- Sex ratio
- 878 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,042
- Distance to district centre
- 44 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 4 km
- Distance to Patna
- 131 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 421 km
- Nearest railway station
- Kusheshwar Asthan · 14 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Goverment hospital,Biraul · 15 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Chapahi compares
By population, Chapahi ranks #23 of 48 villages in Andhratharhi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
49.5%
−2.2% vs mandal average
Chapahi49.5%
Andhratharhi mandal51.7%
Madhubani district48.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
878
−38 vs mandal average
Chapahi878
Andhratharhi mandal916
Household size
people per home
4.6
−0.4 vs mandal average
Chapahi4.6
Andhratharhi mandal5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chapahi at a glance
Chapahi is a village of 2,844 people in 616 households (Census 2011) in Andhratharhi block, Madhubani district, Bihar, the 23rd-largest of 48 villages in Andhratharhi block. Literacy is 50%, 2 points below the block average of 52% and the sex ratio is 878 women per 1,000 men. It lies 44 km from the Madhubani district centre, 0 km from Bhelahi, the nearest town, 14 km from Kusheshwar Asthan railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 847235, served by Rajnagar (Madhubani) post office; the LGD village code is 220628. The nearest hospital or health centre is Goverment hospital,Biraul, 15 km away. The sarpanch is RUBI DEVI, and the village votes in Mahishi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Gautam Krishna. The population is estimated at 3,353 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chapahi
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 5
- Power hours (winter)
- 3
- Primary school
- 2
- 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
- Yes
- 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
- MADHUBANI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 18
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 25
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 20
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Chapahi
- Total area (ha)
- 227.4
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 44
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Chapahi
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Chapahi
- LGD code
- 220628
- Pincode
- 847235
- Post office
- Rajnagar (Madhubani)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,844
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,353
- Households
- 616
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 878
- Literacy rate
- 49.5%
- Coordinates
- 25.90581°N, 86.40174°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Madhepura
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Mahishi
- Member of Parliament
- Dinesh Chandra Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Gautam Krishna
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- RUBI DEVI
- Block / Mandal
- Andhratharhi
Getting there
How to reach Chapahi
Distance to cities · straight line
- Patna131 kmcapital
- Kolkata421 km
- Delhi957 km
- Hyderabad1251 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKusheshwar Asthan14 km
- Hospital / PHCGoverment hospital,Biraul15 km
- ATM / bankHDFC Bank32 km
- Petrol pumpPetrol Pump37 km
- Collegeश्री रामसुंदर संस्कृत विश्वविद्या प्रतिष्ठान32 km
- Police stationMadhepura Town Police Station39 km
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- SimriRajnagar mandal9,516 pop
- GhonghaurBabubarhi mandal8,896 pop
- BaruwarBabubarhi mandal7,524 pop
- Baht SimarRajnagar mandal7,376 pop
- ChichrikanungoeRajnagar mandal7,300 pop
- GangdwarAndhratharhi mandal5,293 pop
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View all 47+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)