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About Chhajwa Village

Chhajwa is a mid sized village in Andar tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 640, made up of 318 males and 322 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74 hectares hectares.

Chhajwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhajwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Andar
Area (hectares) 74 hectares
Population 640
Male Population 318
Female Population 322
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhajwa compares

By the 2011 count Chhajwa is the 46th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,804 residents. Its 74 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Chhajwa

Chhajwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chhajwa 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chhajwa from other places

Chhajwa lies about 11 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Siwan Junction, about 10 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 Chhajwa
Tehsil headquarters Andar 3.4 km
Nearest railway station Siwan Junction 10 km
District headquarters Siwan 11 km
Nearest town Siwān 11 km

Villages closest to Chhajwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhajwa village had a population of 640. That makes it the 46th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,804 residents.

Chhajwa village has 318 males and 322 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhajwa has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

Chhajwa covers 74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chhajwa falls under Andar tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chhajwa is Siwan Junction, about 10 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chhajwa.

Chhajwa is about 11 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhajwa is in Andar tehsil of Siwan district. Andar is about 3.4 km away. Siwan Junction is about 10 km away. Siwan is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salahpur (under 2 km), Balia (under 2 km) and Fazilpur (under 2 km).

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

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