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About Chatania Village

Chatania is a mid sized village in Mahishi tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,094, made up of 569 males and 525 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chatania Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chatania village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saharsa
Tehsil Mahishi
Pincode 852216
Area (hectares) 108 hectares
Population 1,094
Male Population 569
Female Population 525
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
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 Chatania compares

By the 2011 count Chatania is the 50th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents. Its 108 hectares work out to about 10 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 899.

Getting to Chatania

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

Chatania lies about 23 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Harnagar, about 14 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 Chatania
Tehsil headquarters Mahishi 13 km
Nearest railway station Harnagar 14 km
Nearest town Bangaon 16 km
District headquarters Saharsa 23 km

Villages closest to Chatania

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chatania village had a population of 1,094. That makes it the 50th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents.

Chatania village has 569 males and 525 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chatania has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Chatania is 852216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chatania covers 108 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chatania falls under Mahishi tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chatania is Harnagar, about 14 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 Chatania.

Chatania is about 23 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chatania is in Mahishi tehsil of Saharsa district. Mahishi is about 13 km away. Harnagar is about 14 km away. Bangaon is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tarhi (under 2 km), Amahi (1.9 km) and Bahrampur (2.1 km).

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

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