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About Chhatia Village

Chhatia is a large village in Purnia East tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,942, made up of 1,468 males and 1,474 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162 hectares hectares.

Chhatia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhatia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Purnia East
Area (hectares) 162 hectares
Population 2,942
Male Population 1,468
Female Population 1,474
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
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 Chhatia compares

By the 2011 count Chhatia is the 17th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents. Its 162 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Chhatia

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

Chhatia lies about 15 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Rautara, about 7.9 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 Chhatia
Nearest railway station Rautara 7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Purnia East 15 km
District headquarters Purnia 15 km

Villages closest to Chhatia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Purnia East 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 Chhatia

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhatia village had a population of 2,942. That makes it the 17th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents.

Chhatia village has 1,468 males and 1,474 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhatia has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 936.

Chhatia covers 162 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chhatia falls under Purnia East tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chhatia is Rautara, about 7.9 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 Chhatia.

Chhatia is about 15 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhatia is in Purnia East tehsil of Purnia district. Rautara is about 7.9 km away. Purnia East is about 15 km away. Purnia is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhatgawan (under 2 km), Bhogakariat (1.5 km) and Rajwara (1.7 km).

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

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