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About Chordaha Village

Chordaha is a mid sized village in Barachatti tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 654, made up of 315 males and 339 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,076 females per 1000 males. The village covers 618 hectares hectares.

Chordaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chordaha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Barachatti
Area (hectares) 618 hectares
Population 654
Male Population 315
Female Population 339
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,076
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 Chordaha compares

By the 2011 count Chordaha is the 73rd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents. Its 618 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Chordaha

Chordaha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chordaha 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 Chordaha from other places

Chordaha lies about 40 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Paharpur, about 31 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 Chordaha
Tehsil headquarters Barachatti 7.7 km
Nearest town Bagaha 13 km
Nearest railway station Paharpur 31 km
District headquarters Gaya 40 km

Villages closest to Chordaha

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 Chordaha

As per the Census of India 2011, Chordaha village had a population of 654. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents.

Chordaha village has 315 males and 339 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chordaha has about 1076 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Chordaha covers 618 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chordaha falls under Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chordaha is Paharpur, about 31 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 Chordaha.

Chordaha is about 40 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chordaha is in Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district. Barachatti is about 7.7 km away. Bagaha is about 13 km away. Paharpur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhanaili (1.8 km), Chando (2.1 km) and Rebda (2.4 km).

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

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