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About Chhagharia Village

Chhagharia is a mid sized village in Azamnagar tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 722, made up of 384 males and 338 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.3 hectares hectares.

Chhagharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhagharia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Azamnagar
Area (hectares) 29.3 hectares
Population 722
Male Population 384
Female Population 338
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chhagharia compares

By the 2011 count Chhagharia is the 123rd largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 29.3 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Chhagharia

Chhagharia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chhagharia as Available within 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chhagharia from other places

Chhagharia lies about 28 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Salmari, about under 2 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 Chhagharia
Nearest railway station Salmari under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Azamnagar 8.7 km
District headquarters Katihar 28 km

Villages closest to Chhagharia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhagharia village had a population of 722. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Chhagharia village has 384 males and 338 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhagharia has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Chhagharia covers 29.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chhagharia falls under Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chhagharia is Salmari, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Chhagharia is about 28 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhagharia is in Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district. Salmari is about under 2 km away. Azamnagar is about 8.7 km away. Katihar is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaugharia (under 2 km), Salmara (under 2 km) and Mohanganj (1.9 km).

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

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