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About Chechra Village

Chechra is a mid sized village in Barahat tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 913, made up of 463 males and 450 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93 hectares hectares.

Chechra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chechra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Barahat
Area (hectares) 93 hectares
Population 913
Male Population 463
Female Population 450
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chechra compares

By the 2011 count Chechra is the 37th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,359 residents. Its 93 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Chechra

Chechra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chechra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chechra from other places

Chechra lies about 16 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Panjwara Road, about 6.4 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Chechra
Nearest railway station Panjwara Road 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Barahat 7.6 km
Nearest town Godda 14 km
District headquarters Banka 16 km

Villages closest to Chechra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barahat tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Chechra

As per the Census of India 2011, Chechra village had a population of 913. That makes it the 37th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,359 residents.

Chechra village has 463 males and 450 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chechra has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Chechra covers 93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chechra falls under Barahat tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chechra is Panjwara Road, about 6.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chechra.

Chechra is about 16 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chechra is in Barahat tehsil of Banka district. Panjwara Road is about 6.4 km away. Barahat is about 7.6 km away. Godda is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jasopathra (under 2 km), Dubraj Pur (under 2 km) and Rakuli (1.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Chechra today is likely to be higher.

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