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About Chhatiana Village

Chhatiana is a mid sized village in Harnaut tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,675, made up of 851 males and 824 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 220 hectares hectares.

Chhatiana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhatiana village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Harnaut
Area (hectares) 220 hectares
Population 1,675
Male Population 851
Female Population 824
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Chhatiana compares

By the 2011 count Chhatiana is the 35th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,669 residents. Its 220 hectares work out to about 7.6 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 Chhatiana

Chhatiana is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chhatiana as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chhatiana from other places

Chhatiana lies about 26 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Harnaut, about 8.6 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 Chhatiana
Nearest railway station Harnaut 8.6 km
Nearest town Bakhtiarpur 14 km
District headquarters Nalanda 26 km

Villages closest to Chhatiana

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 Chhatiana

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhatiana village had a population of 1,675. That makes it the 35th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,669 residents.

Chhatiana village has 851 males and 824 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhatiana has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 906.

Chhatiana covers 220 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chhatiana falls under Harnaut tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chhatiana is Harnaut, about 8.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Chhatiana is about 26 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhatiana is in Harnaut tehsil of Nalanda district. Harnaut is about 8.6 km away. Bakhtiarpur is about 14 km away. Nalanda is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nazimnagar (under 2 km), Gonawan (under 2 km) and Bafniwan (2.6 km).

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

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