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About Chitawan Village

Chitawan is a large village in Kochas tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,418, made up of 1,269 males and 1,149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 300.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chitawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chitawan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Kochas
Pincode 802213
Area (hectares) 300.78 hectares
Population 2,418
Male Population 1,269
Female Population 1,149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chitawan compares

By the 2011 count Chitawan is the 9th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents. Its 300.78 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Chitawan

Chitawan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chitawan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Chitawan from other places

Chitawan lies about 50 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Garhnokha, about 7.4 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 Chitawan
Nearest railway station Garhnokha 7.4 km
Nearest town Nokha 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Kochas 32 km
District headquarters Rohtas 50 km

Villages closest to Chitawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chitawan village had a population of 2,418. That makes it the 9th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents.

Chitawan village has 1,269 males and 1,149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chitawan has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Chitawan is 802213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chitawan covers 300.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chitawan falls under Kochas tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chitawan is Garhnokha, about 7.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chitawan.

Chitawan is about 50 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chitawan is in Kochas tehsil of Rohtas district. Garhnokha is about 7.4 km away. Nokha is about 8.4 km away. Kochas is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pakari (9.6 km), Bhandera (10 km) and Biranpur (11 km).

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

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