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About Chhonu Bigha Village

Chhonu Bigha is a mid sized village in Sirdala tehsil, in the district of Nawada, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,085, made up of 551 males and 534 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23 hectares hectares.

Chhonu Bigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhonu Bigha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nawada
Tehsil Sirdala
Area (hectares) 23 hectares
Population 1,085
Male Population 551
Female Population 534
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
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 Chhonu Bigha compares

By the 2011 count Chhonu Bigha is the 52nd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,231 residents. Its 23 hectares work out to about 47 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Chhonu Bigha

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

Chhonu Bigha lies about 28 km from Nawada, and the nearest railway station is Kharaundh, about 3.4 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 Chhonu Bigha
Tehsil headquarters Sirdala under 2 km
Nearest railway station Kharaundh 3.4 km
Nearest town Rajauli 8.8 km
District headquarters Nawada 28 km

Villages closest to Chhonu Bigha

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 Chhonu Bigha

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhonu Bigha village had a population of 1,085. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,231 residents.

Chhonu Bigha village has 551 males and 534 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhonu Bigha has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Chhonu Bigha covers 23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 47 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chhonu Bigha falls under Sirdala tehsil of Nawada district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chhonu Bigha is Kharaundh, about 3.4 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 Chhonu Bigha.

Chhonu Bigha is about 28 km from Nawada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhonu Bigha is in Sirdala tehsil of Nawada district. Sirdala is about under 2 km away. Kharaundh is about 3.4 km away. Rajauli is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuldiha (under 2 km), Dhiraundh (under 2 km) and Kusahan (under 2 km).

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

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