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About Chihut Village

Chihut is a mid sized village in Phulwari tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,629, made up of 855 males and 774 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 801505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chihut Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chihut village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Phulwari
Pincode 801505
Area (hectares) 117 hectares
Population 1,629
Male Population 855
Female Population 774
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
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 Chihut compares

By the 2011 count Chihut is the 35th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents. Its 117 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Chihut

The census records public bus service for Chihut 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 Chihut from other places

Chihut lies about 9.9 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Ramgovindsingh Mahuli Halt, about under 2 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 Chihut
Nearest railway station Ramgovindsingh Mahuli Halt under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Phulwari 8.7 km
Nearest town Phulwari Sharif 8.8 km
District headquarters Patna 9.9 km

Villages closest to Chihut

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chihut village had a population of 1,629. That makes it the 35th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents.

Chihut village has 855 males and 774 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chihut has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 906.

The pincode recorded for Chihut is 801505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chihut covers 117 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chihut falls under Phulwari tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chihut is Ramgovindsingh Mahuli Halt, about under 2 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 Chihut.

Chihut is about 9.9 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chihut is in Phulwari tehsil of Patna district. Ramgovindsingh Mahuli Halt is about under 2 km away. Phulwari is about 8.7 km away. Phulwari Sharif 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 Tarwan (under 2 km), Mohiuddinpur (under 2 km) and Mahuli (1.5 km).

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

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