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About Chherahi Village

Chherahi is a large village in Daraundha tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,683, made up of 1,172 males and 1,511 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,289 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182 hectares hectares.

Chherahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chherahi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Daraundha
Area (hectares) 182 hectares
Population 2,683
Male Population 1,172
Female Population 1,511
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,289
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chherahi compares

By the 2011 count Chherahi is the 17th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,209 residents. Its 182 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1053.

Getting to Chherahi

Chherahi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chherahi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Chherahi from other places

Chherahi lies about 21 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Duraundha Junction, about 5.2 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 Chherahi
Nearest railway station Duraundha Junction 5.2 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Daraundha 21 km
District headquarters Siwan 21 km

Villages closest to Chherahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chherahi village had a population of 2,683. That makes it the 17th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,209 residents.

Chherahi village has 1,172 males and 1,511 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chherahi has about 1289 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1053.

Chherahi covers 182 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chherahi falls under Daraundha tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chherahi is Duraundha Junction, about 5.2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chherahi.

Chherahi is about 21 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chherahi is in Daraundha tehsil of Siwan district. Duraundha Junction is about 5.2 km away. Mahārājgani is about 9.8 km away. Daraundha is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Usti (under 2 km), Dipni (under 2 km) and Manchha (1.8 km).

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

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