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About Chistipur Village

Chistipur is a large village in Dhanarua tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,020, made up of 1,016 males and 1,004 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158 hectares hectares.

Chistipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chistipur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Dhanarua
Area (hectares) 158 hectares
Population 2,020
Male Population 1,016
Female Population 1,004
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chistipur compares

By the 2011 count Chistipur is the 35th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents. Its 158 hectares work out to about 13 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 931.

Getting to Chistipur

The census records public bus service for Chistipur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chistipur from other places

Chistipur lies about 28 km from Patna, 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 Chistipur
Nearest railway station Taregna 3.3 km
Nearest town Masaurhi Buzurg 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhanarua 6.1 km
District headquarters Patna 28 km

Villages closest to Chistipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chistipur village had a population of 2,020. That makes it the 35th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents.

Chistipur village has 1,016 males and 1,004 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chistipur has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 931.

Chistipur covers 158 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chistipur falls under Dhanarua tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chistipur is Taregna, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

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

Chistipur is in Dhanarua tehsil of Patna district. Taregna is about 3.3 km away. Masaurhi Buzurg is about 3.8 km away. Dhanarua is about 6.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sanda (under 2 km), Barni (under 2 km) and Ashrafganj (under 2 km).

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

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