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About Chhitmi Village

Chhitmi is a mid sized village in Gaunaha tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 951, made up of 491 males and 460 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845455, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhitmi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhitmi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Gaunaha
Pincode 845455
Area (hectares) 186.34 hectares
Population 951
Male Population 491
Female Population 460
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhitmi compares

By the 2011 count Chhitmi is the 68th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,287 residents. Its 186.34 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Chhitmi

Chhitmi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chhitmi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chhitmi from other places

Chhitmi lies about 27 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Amolwa, about 3.9 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 Chhitmi
Nearest railway station Amolwa 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Gaunaha 6.7 km
Nearest town Narkatiāganj 14 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 27 km

Villages closest to Chhitmi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhitmi village had a population of 951. That makes it the 68th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,287 residents.

Chhitmi village has 491 males and 460 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhitmi has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Chhitmi is 845455. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhitmi covers 186.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhitmi falls under Gaunaha tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chhitmi is Amolwa, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chhitmi.

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

Chhitmi is in Gaunaha tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Amolwa is about 3.9 km away. Gaunaha is about 6.7 km away. Narkatiāganj is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Asurari (under 2 km), Rajpur (under 2 km) and Masahi (1.8 km).

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

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