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About Chichora Village

Chichora is a mid sized village in Terhagachh tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,198, made up of 633 males and 565 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 306 hectares hectares.

Chichora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chichora village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kishanganj
Tehsil Terhagachh
Area (hectares) 306 hectares
Population 1,198
Male Population 633
Female Population 565
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chichora compares

By the 2011 count Chichora is the 34th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,815 residents. Its 306 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Chichora

Chichora is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chichora as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Chichora from other places

Chichora lies about 40 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, about 22 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 Chichora
Tehsil headquarters Terhagachh 7.6 km
Nearest town Bahādurganj 18 km
Nearest railway station Pawakhali 22 km
District headquarters Kishanganj 40 km

Villages closest to Chichora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chichora village had a population of 1,198. That makes it the 34th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,815 residents.

Chichora village has 633 males and 565 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chichora has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Chichora covers 306 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chichora falls under Terhagachh tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chichora is Pawakhali, about 22 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chichora.

Chichora is about 40 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chichora is in Terhagachh tehsil of Kishanganj district. Terhagachh is about 7.6 km away. Bahādurganj is about 18 km away. Pawakhali 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 Kanchanbari (under 2 km), Kanchanbari Istamrar (under 2 km) and Bairia (under 2 km).

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

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