About Chhamtia Village

Chhamtia is a mid sized village in Pothia tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 903, made up of 463 males and 440 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhamtia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhamtia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Kishanganj
Tehsil	Pothia
Pincode	855117
Area (hectares)	66 hectares
Population	903
Male Population	463
Female Population	440
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	950
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 Chhamtia compares

By the 2011 count Chhamtia is the 86th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,919 residents. Its 66 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Chhamtia

Chhamtia is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chhamtia 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 Chhamtia from other places

Chhamtia lies about 100 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Pirpainti, about 7.5 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 Chhamtia
Nearest railway station	Pirpainti	7.5 km
Nearest town	Colgong	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pothia	25 km
District headquarters	Kishanganj	100 km

Villages closest to Chhamtia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhamtia village had a population of 903. That makes it the 86th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,919 residents.

Chhamtia village has 463 males and 440 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhamtia has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Chhamtia is 855117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhamtia covers 66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chhamtia falls under Pothia tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chhamtia is Pirpainti, about 7.5 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 Chhamtia.

Chhamtia is about 100 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhamtia is in Pothia tehsil of Kishanganj district. Pirpainti is about 7.5 km away. Colgong is about 20 km away. Pothia is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.