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About Chishtipur Village

Chishtipur is a mid sized village in Nagar Nausa tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,279, made up of 645 males and 634 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74 hectares hectares.

Chishtipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chishtipur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Nagar Nausa
Area (hectares) 74 hectares
Population 1,279
Male Population 645
Female Population 634
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
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 Chishtipur compares

By the 2011 count Chishtipur is the 27th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,147 residents. Its 74 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Chishtipur

Chishtipur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chishtipur 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 Chishtipur from other places

Chishtipur lies about 37 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Taregna, about 3.3 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 Chishtipur
Nearest railway station Taregna 3.3 km
Nearest town Masaurhi Buzurg 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagar Nausa 28 km
District headquarters Nalanda 37 km

Villages closest to Chishtipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nagar Nausa 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 Chishtipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Chishtipur village had a population of 1,279. That makes it the 27th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,147 residents.

Chishtipur village has 645 males and 634 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chishtipur has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 913.

Chishtipur covers 74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chishtipur falls under Nagar Nausa tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chishtipur is Taregna, about 3.3 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 Chishtipur.

Chishtipur is about 37 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chishtipur is in Nagar Nausa tehsil of Nalanda district. Taregna is about 3.3 km away. Masaurhi Buzurg is about 3.8 km away. Nagar Nausa is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jalalpur (7.1 km), Mohiuddinpur (12 km) and Khapura (15 km).

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

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