About Chhanchh Village

Chhanchh is a large village in Bodh Gaya tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,216, made up of 1,124 males and 1,092 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240 hectares hectares.

Chhanchh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhanchh village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Bodh Gaya
Area (hectares)	240 hectares
Population	2,216
Male Population	1,124
Female Population	1,092
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	972
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 Chhanchh compares

By the 2011 count Chhanchh is the 29th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents. Its 240 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Chhanchh

Chhanchh is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chhanchh 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 Chhanchh from other places

Chhanchh lies about 11 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bandhua, about 7.8 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 Chhanchh
Tehsil headquarters	Bodh Gaya	3.4 km
Nearest railway station	Bandhua	7.8 km
District headquarters	Gaya	11 km

Villages closest to Chhanchh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bodh Gaya 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 Chhanchh

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhanchh village had a population of 2,216. That makes it the 29th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents.

Chhanchh village has 1,124 males and 1,092 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhanchh has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

Chhanchh covers 240 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chhanchh falls under Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chhanchh is Bandhua, about 7.8 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 Chhanchh.

Chhanchh is about 11 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhanchh is in Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district. Bodh Gaya is about 3.4 km away. Bandhua is about 7.8 km away. Gaya is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.