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Chapra Population 2024

Chapra city is governed by Municipal Corporation which comes under Chapra Metropolitan Region. The Chapra city is located in Bihar state of India.


The current estimate population of Chapra city in 2024 is 286,000 , while Chapra metro population is estimated at 301,000 . The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Chapra city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Chapra city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Chapra city, we will update the same here in 2024. As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Chapra in 2011 is 202,352. Although Chapra city has population of 202,352; its urban / metropolitan population is 213,714.

Chapra Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio

In education section, total literates in Chapra city are 135,951 of which 76,783 are males while 59,168 are females. Average literacy rate of Chapra city is 78.47 percent of which male and female literacy was 84.16 and 72.14 percent. The sex ratio of Chapra city is 900 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 906 per 1000 boys.

Chapra Slum Population

Total no. of Slums in Chapra city numbers 1,148 in which population of 7,505 resides. This is around 3.71% of total population of Chapra city.

Chapra Religion

Hinduism is majority religion in Chapra city with 81.45 % followers. Islam is second most popular religion in city of Chapra with approximately 18.11 % following it. In Chapra city, Christinity is followed by 0.11 %, Jainism by 0.05 %, Sikhism by 0.03 % and Buddhism by 0.01 %. Around 0.00 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.25 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Religion Percentage Total
Hindu 81.45 % 164,811
Muslims 18.11 % 36,639
Christian 0.11 % 219
Sikh 0.03 % 55
Buddhist 0.01 % 14
Jain 0.05 % 100
Others 0.00 % 0
Not Stated 0.25 % 514

Chapra Future Population 2021-2031

Chapra City Metropolitan
2011 202,352 213,714
2021 263,000 277,000
2022 270,000 285,000
2023 278,000 293,000
2024 286,000 301,000
2025 294,000 310,000
2026 302,000 319,000
2027 311,000 328,000
2028 320,000 337,000
2029 329,000 347,000
2030 338,000 357,000
2031 348,000 367,000
Chapra City 2011 Total Male Female
City Population 202,352 106,501 95,851
Literates 135,951 76,783 59,168
Children (0-6) 29,100 15,266 13,834
Average Literacy (%) 78.47 % 84.16 % 72.14 %
Sexratio 900
Child Sexratio 906

Chapra Metropolitan Region

Chapra city comes under Chapra Metropolitan area.
Chapra Metropolitan Total Male Female
Population 213,714 112,519 101,195
Literates 143,279 80,995 62,284
Children (0-6) 30,716 16,142 14,574
Average Literacy (%) 78.30 % 84.04 % 71.90 %
Sexratio 899
Child Sexratio 903
Chapra Metropolitan Areas
Chapra, and Sanrha