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About Chhotka Bahera Village

Chhotka Bahera is a mid sized village in Amas tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 547, made up of 301 males and 246 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 817 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22 hectares hectares.

Chhotka Bahera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhotka Bahera village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Amas
Area (hectares) 22 hectares
Population 547
Male Population 301
Female Population 246
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 817
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhotka Bahera compares

By the 2011 count Chhotka Bahera is the 59th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents. Its 22 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Chhotka Bahera

Chhotka Bahera is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chhotka Bahera as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chhotka Bahera from other places

Chhotka Bahera lies about 42 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Rafiganj, about 22 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 Chhotka Bahera
Tehsil headquarters Amas 1.8 km
Nearest town Sherghāti 16 km
Nearest railway station Rafiganj 22 km
District headquarters Gaya 42 km

Villages closest to Chhotka Bahera

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amas 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 Chhotka Bahera

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhotka Bahera village had a population of 547. That makes it the 59th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents.

Chhotka Bahera village has 301 males and 246 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhotka Bahera has about 817 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Chhotka Bahera covers 22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chhotka Bahera falls under Amas tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chhotka Bahera is Rafiganj, about 22 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chhotka Bahera.

Chhotka Bahera is about 42 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhotka Bahera is in Amas tehsil of Gaya district. Amas is about 1.8 km away. Sherghāti is about 16 km away. Rafiganj is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahera Khurd (under 2 km), Barkabahera (under 2 km) and Jhari (under 2 km).

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

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