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About Chhitwara Village

Chhitwara is a small village in Gaighat tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 275, made up of 149 males and 126 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 846 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhitwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhitwara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Muzaffarpur
Tehsil Gaighat
Pincode 847107
Area (hectares) 31.6 hectares
Population 275
Male Population 149
Female Population 126
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 846
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhitwara compares

By the 2011 count Chhitwara is the 77th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,206 residents. Its 31.6 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 886.

Getting to Chhitwara

Chhitwara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chhitwara as Available within 5 - 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 Chhitwara from other places

Chhitwara lies about 98 km from Muzaffarpur, and the nearest railway station is Pachrukhi, about 4.6 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 Chhitwara
Nearest railway station Pachrukhi 4.6 km
Nearest town Siwān 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Gaighat 16 km
District headquarters Muzaffarpur 98 km

Villages closest to Chhitwara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhitwara village had a population of 275. That makes it the 77th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,206 residents.

Chhitwara village has 149 males and 126 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhitwara has about 846 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 886.

The pincode recorded for Chhitwara is 847107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhitwara covers 31.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chhitwara falls under Gaighat tehsil of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chhitwara is Pachrukhi, about 4.6 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 10+ km distance for Chhitwara.

Chhitwara is about 98 km from Muzaffarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhitwara is in Gaighat tehsil of Muzaffarpur district. Pachrukhi is about 4.6 km away. Siwān is about 6.2 km away. Gaighat is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bitwara Urf Bahadurpur (under 2 km), Bela Gopi (11 km) and Belaur Nidhi Urf Belaurthana (11 km).

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

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