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About Chaithia Village

Chaithia is a small village in Barachatti tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 16, made up of 8 males and 8 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155 hectares hectares.

Chaithia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaithia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Barachatti
Area (hectares) 155 hectares
Population 16
Male Population 8
Female Population 8
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chaithia compares

By the 2011 count Chaithia is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents. Its 155 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Chaithia

Chaithia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chaithia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Chaithia from other places

Chaithia lies about 42 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Gurpa, about 19 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 Chaithia
Nearest town Bagaha 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Barachatti 16 km
Nearest railway station Gurpa 19 km
District headquarters Gaya 42 km

Villages closest to Chaithia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaithia village had a population of 16. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents.

Chaithia village has 8 males and 8 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaithia has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

Chaithia covers 155 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chaithia falls under Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chaithia is Gurpa, about 19 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 - 10 km distance for Chaithia.

Chaithia 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.

Chaithia is in Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district. Bagaha is about 13 km away. Barachatti is about 16 km away. Gurpa is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sabalpur (1.6 km), Bhalua Chatti (2.1 km) and Bhuraha (2.8 km).

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

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