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About Chhiddi Village

Chhiddi is a mid sized village in Harnaut tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 823, made up of 422 males and 401 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122 hectares hectares.

Chhiddi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhiddi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Harnaut
Area (hectares) 122 hectares
Population 823
Male Population 422
Female Population 401
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chhiddi compares

By the 2011 count Chhiddi is the 54th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,669 residents. Its 122 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Chhiddi

Chhiddi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chhiddi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chhiddi from other places

Chhiddi lies about 19 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Rukhai Halt, about 8.4 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 Chhiddi
Nearest railway station Rukhai Halt 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Harnaut 12 km
Nearest town Bakhtiarpur 13 km
District headquarters Nalanda 19 km

Villages closest to Chhiddi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhiddi village had a population of 823. That makes it the 54th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,669 residents.

Chhiddi village has 422 males and 401 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhiddi has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 906.

Chhiddi covers 122 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chhiddi falls under Harnaut tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chhiddi is Rukhai Halt, about 8.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chhiddi.

Chhiddi is about 19 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhiddi is in Harnaut tehsil of Nalanda district. Rukhai Halt is about 8.4 km away. Harnaut is about 12 km away. Bakhtiarpur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jiwanpur (under 2 km), Surhari (2.4 km) and Bheria (2.8 km).

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

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