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About Chhamuha Village

Chhamuha is a mid sized village in Sirdala tehsil, in the district of Nawada, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 598, made up of 327 males and 271 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 829 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83 hectares hectares.

Chhamuha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhamuha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nawada
Tehsil Sirdala
Area (hectares) 83 hectares
Population 598
Male Population 327
Female Population 271
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 829
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 Chhamuha compares

By the 2011 count Chhamuha is the 73rd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,231 residents. Its 83 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Chhamuha

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

Chhamuha lies about 27 km from Nawada, and the nearest railway station is Kharaundh, about 2.1 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 Chhamuha
Nearest railway station Kharaundh 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Sirdala 4.6 km
Nearest town Rajauli 4.8 km
District headquarters Nawada 27 km

Villages closest to Chhamuha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhamuha village had a population of 598. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,231 residents.

Chhamuha village has 327 males and 271 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhamuha has about 829 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Chhamuha covers 83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chhamuha falls under Sirdala tehsil of Nawada district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chhamuha is Kharaundh, about 2.1 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 Chhamuha.

Chhamuha is about 27 km from Nawada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhamuha is in Sirdala tehsil of Nawada district. Kharaundh is about 2.1 km away. Sirdala is about 4.6 km away. Rajauli is about 4.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amjhari (under 2 km), Majhila Auwal (under 2 km) and Jamuganin (under 2 km).

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

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