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Chopan

चोपन
Obra mandal
Pincode 231205
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

Chopan observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Uttar Pradesh.

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

When the idol is immersed

The idol is kept for one and a half, three, five, seven days or until Anant Chaturdashi — it is a family custom rather than a rule, and community mandapams usually keep it longest.

Kept forImmersion
One and a half daysTue, 15 Septembertoday
Three daysThu, 17 September
Five daysSat, 19 September
Seven daysMon, 21 September
Anant ChaturdashiWed, 23 SeptemberThe day most community mandapams immerse
Use the designated immersion point

Many gram panchayats and municipalities set aside a pond or a marked stretch of tank for immersion. Ask at the panchayat office — it changes year to year, and a drinking-water tank or a farm pond is not an alternative.

Unpainted clay dissolves, plaster of Paris does not

A clay idol breaks down in water within hours. Plaster of Paris does not, and the paints carry heavy metals, so idols accumulate in tanks and rivers after immersion. Pollution control boards in most states now ask for clay for exactly this reason.

Someone should be watching the water, not the idol

Immersion points get crowded and the bank is slippery after the monsoon. Children go into the water at these gatherings every year. Keep one person watching the water rather than the procession.

Take the accessories home

Thermocol, plastic sheeting, cloth and metal ornaments do not belong in the tank even when the idol itself is clay. Most organised immersion points now have a collection bin at the bank for them.

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Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Chopan is a village in Obra mandal, Sonbhadra district, Uttar Pradesh, with a population of 4,503 across 761 households and a literacy rate of 54.9%. The village has one primary health centre and one railway station, with postal code 231205.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
DURGESWAR YADEV
Contact: 89****2009
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LGD code
214037
Pincode
231205
Post office
Chopan
Population
4,503
Households
761
Literacy rate
54.9%
Sex ratio
874 ♀/1000♂
Workers
1,264
Distance to district centre
217 km
Distance to mandal centre
313 km
Distance to Lucknow
332 km
Distance to Kolkata
586 km
Nearest railway station
Chopan · <1 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Ramakant Hospital · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Chopan compares

By population, Chopan ranks #17 of 114 villages in Obra mandal.

Literacy rate
%
54.9%
+14.4% vs mandal average
Chopan
54.9%
Obra mandal
40.5%
Sonbhadra district
52.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
874
−42 vs mandal average
Chopan
874
Obra mandal
916
Household size
people per home
5.9
+0.3 vs mandal average
Chopan
5.9
Obra mandal
5.6

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

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Chopan at a glance

Chopan is a village of 4,503 people in 761 households (Census 2011) in Obra tehsil, Sonbhadra district, Uttar Pradesh, the 17th-largest of 114 villages in Obra tehsil. Literacy is 55%, 14 points above the tehsil average of 41% and the sex ratio is 874 women per 1,000 men. It lies 217 km from the Sonbhadra district centre, 5 km from Salkhan, the nearest town, under 1 km from Chopan railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 231205, served by Chopan post office; the LGD village code is 214037. Mapped within or next to the village: primary health centre. The sarpanch is DURGESWAR YADEV, and the village votes in Mohanlalganj assembly constituency, represented by MLA Amresh Kumar. The population is estimated at 5,309 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Chopan

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Chopan · this village4,50355%
Salkhan · Robertsganj10,55245%4.7 km NE
Kewata · Ghorawal44458%8.6 km N
Kewata · Robertsganj1,24249%8.6 km N
Majlispur · Sitapur1,72941%8.7 km SE
Majlispur · Misrikh28468%8.7 km SE
Markundi · Manikpur42528%11.8 km N
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chopan

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
Yes
Power hours (summer)
12
Power hours (winter)
12
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
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
Yes
Cooperative bank
Yes
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
SONBHADRA
Distance to nearest town (km)
0
Distance to district HQ (km)
19
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
22
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
COPAN
Total area (ha)
997
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
0

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

Notice board · Chopan

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

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Key facts — Chopan

LGD code
214037
Pincode
231205
Post office
Chopan
Population (Census 2011)
4,503
Population (projected 2026)
5,309
Households
761
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
874
Literacy rate
54.9%
Coordinates
24.51785°N, 83.02347°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Mohanlalganj
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Mohanlalganj
Member of Parliament
R. K. Chaudhary
Member of Legislative Assembly
Amresh Kumar
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
DURGESWAR YADEV
Block / Mandal
Obra
Nearest PHC
Ramakant Hospital (0.4 km)
Nearest railway station
Chopan (0.6 km)
Getting there

How to reach Chopan

Mandal centre
Obra · ≈ 313 km
≈ 10 h 43 min by car · 12 h 44 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Sonbhadra · ≈ 217 km
≈ 7 h 25 min by car · 8 h 49 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,552 people
Salkhan · ≈ 4.7 km
≈ 10 min by car · 12 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Lucknow332 kmcapital
  • Kolkata586 km
  • Delhi736 km
  • Hyderabad922 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationChopan<1 km
  • Bus stopRobartsganj BUS STATION19 km
  • Hospital / PHCRamakant Hospital<1 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank of India19 km
  • Petrol pumpSharma Petrol Pump32 km
  • CollegeArya Samaj School33 km
  • Police stationRobertsganj Police Thana19 km
Nearest to the village
Railway station
Chopanunder 1 km
Health centre
Ramakant Hospitalunder 1 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
  • Primary health centre
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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, 2026-09-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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