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About Chitahan Village

Chitahan is a small village in Ramgarh tehsil, in the district of Kaimur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 391, made up of 193 males and 198 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75 hectares hectares.

Chitahan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chitahan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kaimur
Tehsil Ramgarh
Area (hectares) 75 hectares
Population 391
Male Population 193
Female Population 198
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
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 Chitahan compares

By the 2011 count Chitahan is the 65th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,368 residents. Its 75 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Chitahan

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

Chitahan lies about 74 km from Kaimur, and the nearest railway station is Bhabua Road, about 16 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 Chitahan
Tehsil headquarters Ramgarh 6.8 km
Nearest railway station Bhabua Road 16 km
Nearest town Zamānia 22 km
District headquarters Kaimur 74 km

Villages closest to Chitahan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chitahan village had a population of 391. That makes it the 65th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,368 residents.

Chitahan village has 193 males and 198 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chitahan has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 923.

Chitahan covers 75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chitahan falls under Ramgarh tehsil of Kaimur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chitahan is Bhabua Road, about 16 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 Chitahan.

Chitahan is about 74 km from Kaimur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chitahan is in Ramgarh tehsil of Kaimur district. Ramgarh is about 6.8 km away. Bhabua Road is about 16 km away. Zamānia 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 Kanpura (under 2 km), Asaura (under 2 km) and Murlidarwan (under 2 km).

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

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