About Chhathawan Village

Chhathawan is a large village in Tikari tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,692, made up of 1,376 males and 1,316 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824236, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhathawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhathawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Tikari
Pincode	824236
Area (hectares)	229 hectares
Population	2,692
Male Population	1,376
Female Population	1,316
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	956
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 Chhathawan compares

By the 2011 count Chhathawan is the 23rd largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents. Its 229 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Chhathawan

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

Chhathawan lies about 26 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Guraru, about 15 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 Chhathawan
Tehsil headquarters	Tikari	4.2 km
Nearest town	Tekāri	4.2 km
Nearest railway station	Guraru	15 km
District headquarters	Gaya	26 km

Villages closest to Chhathawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhathawan village had a population of 2,692. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents.

Chhathawan village has 1,376 males and 1,316 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhathawan has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Chhathawan is 824236. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhathawan covers 229 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chhathawan falls under Tikari tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chhathawan is Guraru, about 15 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 Chhathawan.

Chhathawan is about 26 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhathawan is in Tikari tehsil of Gaya district. Tikari is about 4.2 km away. Tekāri is about 4.2 km away. Guraru is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.