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About Chhata Village

Chhata is one of the larger villages in Hussainganj tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,245, made up of 3,180 males and 3,065 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189.3 hectares hectares.

Chhata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhata village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Hussainganj
Area (hectares) 189.3 hectares
Population 6,245
Male Population 3,180
Female Population 3,065
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chhata compares

By the 2011 count Chhata is the 9th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,062 residents. Its 189.3 hectares work out to about 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Chhata

Chhata is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chhata as Available within village. 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 Chhata from other places

Chhata lies about 5.2 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Siwan Junction, about 4.0 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 Chhata
Nearest railway station Siwan Junction 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Hussainganj 5.2 km
District headquarters Siwan 5.2 km
Nearest town Siwān 5.2 km

Villages closest to Chhata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhata village had a population of 6,245. That makes it the 9th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,062 residents.

Chhata village has 3,180 males and 3,065 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhata has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 969.

Chhata covers 189.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chhata falls under Hussainganj tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chhata is Siwan Junction, about 4.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chhata.

Chhata is about 5.2 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhata is in Hussainganj tehsil of Siwan district. Siwan Junction is about 4.0 km away. Hussainganj is about 5.2 km away. Siwan is about 5.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhankhar (under 2 km), Mahual (under 2 km) and Chhapiya Buzurg (under 2 km).

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

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