About Chheman Village

Chheman is a large village in Shekhopur Sarai tehsil, in the district of Sheikhpura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,323, made up of 1,229 males and 1,094 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chheman Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chheman village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Sheikhpura
Tehsil	Shekhopur Sarai
Pincode	811103
Area (hectares)	98 hectares
Population	2,323
Male Population	1,229
Female Population	1,094
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	890
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 Chheman compares

By the 2011 count Chheman is the 9th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,595 residents. Its 98 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Chheman

Chheman is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chheman 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 Chheman from other places

Chheman lies about 12 km from Sheikhpura, and the nearest railway station is Dergaon Halt, about 5.7 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 Chheman
Nearest railway station	Dergaon Halt	5.7 km
Nearest town	Barbigha	9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shekhopur Sarai	12 km
District headquarters	Sheikhpura	12 km

Villages closest to Chheman

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shekhopur Sarai 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.

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Common questions about Chheman

As per the Census of India 2011, Chheman village had a population of 2,323. That makes it the 9th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,595 residents.

Chheman village has 1,229 males and 1,094 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chheman has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Chheman is 811103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chheman covers 98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chheman falls under Shekhopur Sarai tehsil of Sheikhpura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chheman is Dergaon Halt, about 5.7 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 Chheman.

Chheman is about 12 km from Sheikhpura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chheman is in Shekhopur Sarai tehsil of Sheikhpura district. Dergaon Halt is about 5.7 km away. Barbigha is about 9.3 km away. Shekhopur Sarai is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.