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About Chhitma Village

Chhitma is a small village in Jamui tehsil, in the district of Jamui, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 208, made up of 109 males and 99 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64 hectares hectares.

Chhitma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhitma village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jamui
Tehsil Jamui
Area (hectares) 64 hectares
Population 208
Male Population 109
Female Population 99
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chhitma compares

By the 2011 count Chhitma is the 68th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,039 residents. Its 64 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Chhitma

Chhitma is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chhitma as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chhitma from other places

Chhitma lies about 7.1 km from Jamui, and the nearest railway station is Kunder Halt, about 8.5 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 Chhitma
Tehsil headquarters Jamui 7.1 km
Nearest town Jamūī 7.1 km
Nearest railway station Kunder Halt 8.5 km

Villages closest to Chhitma

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhitma village had a population of 208. That makes it the 68th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,039 residents.

Chhitma village has 109 males and 99 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhitma has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

Chhitma covers 64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhitma falls under Jamui tehsil of Jamui district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chhitma is Kunder Halt, about 8.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chhitma.

Chhitma is about 7.1 km from Jamui in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhitma is in Jamui tehsil of Jamui district. Jamui is about 7.1 km away. Jamūī is about 7.1 km away. Kunder Halt is about 8.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sangthu (under 2 km), Achari (under 2 km) and Sultanpur (under 2 km).

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

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