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About Chailwa Village

Chailwa is a large village in Kuchaikote tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,811, made up of 1,310 males and 1,501 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,146 females per 1000 males. The village covers 289.1 hectares hectares.

Chailwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chailwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Kuchaikote
Area (hectares) 289.1 hectares
Population 2,811
Male Population 1,310
Female Population 1,501
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,146
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chailwa compares

By the 2011 count Chailwa is the 27th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents. Its 289.1 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Chailwa

Chailwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chailwa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Chailwa from other places

Chailwa lies about 25 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Panchdeori Halt, about 5.6 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 Chailwa
Nearest railway station Panchdeori Halt 5.6 km
Nearest town Kataiya 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Kuchaikote 25 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 25 km

Villages closest to Chailwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chailwa village had a population of 2,811. That makes it the 27th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents.

Chailwa village has 1,310 males and 1,501 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chailwa has about 1146 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

Chailwa covers 289.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chailwa falls under Kuchaikote tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chailwa is Panchdeori Halt, about 5.6 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chailwa.

Chailwa is about 25 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chailwa is in Kuchaikote tehsil of Gopalganj district. Panchdeori Halt is about 5.6 km away. Kataiya is about 14 km away. Kuchaikote is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barhara (under 2 km), Garya Khal (under 2 km) and Shahpur (1.5 km).

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

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