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About Chhachhua Village

Chhachhua is a mid sized village in Salkhua tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,703, made up of 885 males and 818 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 317.2 hectares hectares.

Chhachhua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhachhua village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saharsa
Tehsil Salkhua
Area (hectares) 317.2 hectares
Population 1,703
Male Population 885
Female Population 818
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chhachhua compares

By the 2011 count Chhachhua is the 26th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,406 residents. Its 317.2 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Chhachhua

Chhachhua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chhachhua 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chhachhua from other places

Chhachhua lies about 27 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Fungo Halt, about 4.5 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 Chhachhua
Nearest railway station Fungo Halt 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Salkhua 5.6 km
Nearest town Khagaria 17 km
District headquarters Saharsa 27 km

Villages closest to Chhachhua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhachhua village had a population of 1,703. That makes it the 26th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,406 residents.

Chhachhua village has 885 males and 818 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhachhua has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 890.

Chhachhua covers 317.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhachhua falls under Salkhua tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chhachhua is Fungo Halt, about 4.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Chhachhua.

Chhachhua is about 27 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhachhua is in Salkhua tehsil of Saharsa district. Fungo Halt is about 4.5 km away. Salkhua is about 5.6 km away. Khagaria is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotwalia (2.5 km), Samhar Khurd (2.7 km) and Banganwan (2.8 km).

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

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