About Jhit Kahiya Village

Jhit Kahiya is one of the larger villages in Motihari tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,127, made up of 5,276 males and 4,851 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1431 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhit Kahiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhit Kahiya village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purba Champaran
Tehsil	Motihari
Pincode	845401
Area (hectares)	1431 hectares
Population	10,127
Male Population	5,276
Female Population	4,851
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	919
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 Jhit Kahiya compares

By the 2011 count Jhit Kahiya is the 5th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,538 residents. Its 1431 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Jhit Kahiya

Jhit Kahiya is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jhit Kahiya 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 Jhit Kahiya from other places

Jhit Kahiya lies about 17 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Semra, about 11 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 Jhit Kahiya
Nearest railway station	Semra	11 km
Nearest town	Sagauli	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Motihari	16 km
District headquarters	Purba Champaran	17 km

Villages closest to Jhit Kahiya

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

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Common questions about Jhit Kahiya

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhit Kahiya village had a population of 10,127. That makes it the 5th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,538 residents.

Jhit Kahiya village has 5,276 males and 4,851 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhit Kahiya has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Jhit Kahiya is 845401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhit Kahiya covers 1431 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jhit Kahiya falls under Motihari tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jhit Kahiya is Semra, about 11 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 Jhit Kahiya.

Jhit Kahiya is about 17 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhit Kahiya is in Motihari tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Semra is about 11 km away. Sagauli is about 14 km away. Motihari is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.