About Chetab Kalan Village

Chetab Kalan is one of the larger villages in Sherghati tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,803, made up of 3,015 males and 2,788 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 586 hectares hectares.

Chetab Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chetab Kalan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Sherghati
Area (hectares)	586 hectares
Population	5,803
Male Population	3,015
Female Population	2,788
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	925
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chetab Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Chetab Kalan is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents. Its 586 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Chetab Kalan

Chetab Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chetab Kalan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Chetab Kalan from other places

Chetab Kalan lies about 28 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Paraiya, about 23 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 Chetab Kalan
Tehsil headquarters	Sherghati	6.2 km
Nearest town	Sherghāti	6.2 km
Nearest railway station	Paraiya	23 km
District headquarters	Gaya	28 km

Villages closest to Chetab Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sherghati 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 Chetab Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Chetab Kalan village had a population of 5,803. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents.

Chetab Kalan village has 3,015 males and 2,788 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chetab Kalan has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Chetab Kalan covers 586 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chetab Kalan falls under Sherghati tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chetab Kalan is Paraiya, about 23 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chetab Kalan.

Chetab Kalan is about 28 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chetab Kalan is in Sherghati tehsil of Gaya district. Sherghati is about 6.2 km away. Sherghāti is about 6.2 km away. Paraiya is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.