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About Chhagraha Village

Chhagraha is a large village in Sugauli tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,670, made up of 2,426 males and 2,244 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 345 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845456, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhagraha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhagraha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Sugauli
Pincode 845456
Area (hectares) 345 hectares
Population 4,670
Male Population 2,426
Female Population 2,244
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhagraha compares

By the 2011 count Chhagraha is the 14th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,174 residents. Its 345 hectares work out to about 14 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 901.

Getting to Chhagraha

Chhagraha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chhagraha 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chhagraha from other places

Chhagraha lies about 11 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Semra, about 4.3 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 Chhagraha
Nearest railway station Semra 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Sugauli 4.9 km
Nearest town Sagauli 4.9 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 11 km

Villages closest to Chhagraha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhagraha village had a population of 4,670. That makes it the 14th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,174 residents.

Chhagraha village has 2,426 males and 2,244 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhagraha has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 901.

The pincode recorded for Chhagraha is 845456. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhagraha covers 345 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chhagraha falls under Sugauli tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chhagraha is Semra, about 4.3 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chhagraha.

Chhagraha is about 11 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhagraha is in Sugauli tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Semra is about 4.3 km away. Sugauli is about 4.9 km away. Sagauli is about 4.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Suganw (under 2 km), Tola Dharampur (1.6 km) and Chhapra Bahas (1.6 km).

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

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