About Chhatwan Village

Chhatwan is one of the larger villages in Keotiranway tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,054, made up of 5,739 males and 5,315 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 314 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847237, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhatwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhatwan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Darbhanga
Tehsil	Keotiranway
Pincode	847237
Area (hectares)	314 hectares
Population	11,054
Male Population	5,739
Female Population	5,315
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	926
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chhatwan compares

By the 2011 count Chhatwan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents. Its 314 hectares work out to about 35 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Chhatwan

Chhatwan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chhatwan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chhatwan from other places

Chhatwan lies about 14 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Tarsarai, about 6.3 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 Chhatwan
Nearest railway station	Tarsarai	6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Keotiranway	6.8 km
Nearest town	Madhubani	14 km
District headquarters	Darbhanga	14 km

Villages closest to Chhatwan

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

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Common questions about Chhatwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhatwan village had a population of 11,054. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents.

Chhatwan village has 5,739 males and 5,315 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhatwan has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Chhatwan is 847237. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhatwan covers 314 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 35 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chhatwan falls under Keotiranway tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chhatwan is Tarsarai, about 6.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chhatwan.

Chhatwan is about 14 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhatwan is in Keotiranway tehsil of Darbhanga district. Tarsarai is about 6.3 km away. Keotiranway is about 6.8 km away. Madhubani is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.