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About Chatian Village

Chatian is a mid sized village in Baisi tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,676, made up of 860 males and 816 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 183 hectares hectares.

Chatian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chatian village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisi
Area (hectares) 183 hectares
Population 1,676
Male Population 860
Female Population 816
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
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 Chatian compares

By the 2011 count Chatian is the 50th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents. Its 183 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Chatian

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

Chatian lies about 31 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Telta, about 7.0 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 Chatian
Tehsil headquarters Baisi 5.1 km
Nearest railway station Telta 7.0 km
Nearest town Kasba 25 km
District headquarters Purnia 31 km

Villages closest to Chatian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chatian village had a population of 1,676. That makes it the 50th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents.

Chatian village has 860 males and 816 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chatian has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Chatian covers 183 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chatian falls under Baisi tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chatian is Telta, about 7.0 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 Chatian.

Chatian is about 31 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chatian is in Baisi tehsil of Purnia district. Baisi is about 5.1 km away. Telta is about 7.0 km away. Kasba is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sathiana (under 2 km), Siripur Mallahtoli (1.9 km) and Sultanghata (2.1 km).

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

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