About Chhaghara Village

Chhaghara is a large village in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,149, made up of 1,129 males and 1,020 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 221 hectares hectares.

Chhaghara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhaghara village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Barsoi
Area (hectares)	221 hectares
Population	2,149
Male Population	1,129
Female Population	1,020
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	903
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhaghara compares

By the 2011 count Chhaghara is the 47th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 221 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Chhaghara

Chhaghara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chhaghara 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chhaghara from other places

Chhaghara 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 Chhaghara
Nearest railway station	Salmari	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barsoi	8.8 km
District headquarters	Katihar	28 km

Villages closest to Chhaghara

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

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Common questions about Chhaghara

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhaghara village had a population of 2,149. That makes it the 47th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Chhaghara village has 1,129 males and 1,020 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhaghara has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

Chhaghara covers 221 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chhaghara falls under Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chhaghara is Salmari, about under 2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chhaghara.

Chhaghara 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.

Chhaghara is in Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. Salmari is about under 2 km away. Barsoi is about 8.8 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.