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About Churhit Village

Churhit is a large village in Sono tehsil, in the district of Jamui, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,777, made up of 1,394 males and 1,383 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 260 hectares hectares.

Churhit Overview

Census 2011 figures for Churhit village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jamui
Tehsil Sono
Area (hectares) 260 hectares
Population 2,777
Male Population 1,394
Female Population 1,383
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
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 Churhit compares

By the 2011 count Churhit is the 14th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,002 residents. Its 260 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Churhit

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

Churhit lies about 22 km from Jamui. 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 Churhit
Tehsil headquarters Sono under 2 km
Nearest town Jhajha 10 km
District headquarters Jamui 22 km

Villages closest to Churhit

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Churhit village had a population of 2,777. That makes it the 14th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,002 residents.

Churhit village has 1,394 males and 1,383 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Churhit has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 946.

Churhit covers 260 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Churhit falls under Sono tehsil of Jamui district in Bihar.

The census record for Churhit notes the nearest railway station 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 Churhit.

Churhit is about 22 km from Jamui in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Churhit is in Sono tehsil of Jamui district. Sono is about under 2 km away. Jhajha is about 10 km away. Jamui is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tola Mararo (under 2 km), Tola Sono (under 2 km) and Shaharpharka (under 2 km).

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

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