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About Chitmath Village

Chitmath is a mid sized village in Mairwa tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,288, made up of 649 males and 639 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841243, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chitmath Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chitmath village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Mairwa
Pincode 841243
Area (hectares) 113 hectares
Population 1,288
Male Population 649
Female Population 639
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chitmath compares

By the 2011 count Chitmath is the 23rd largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,730 residents. Its 113 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Chitmath

Chitmath is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chitmath as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Chitmath from other places

Chitmath lies about 14 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Karchhue, about 6.5 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 Chitmath
Nearest railway station Karchhue 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Mairwa 9.0 km
District headquarters Siwan 14 km

Villages closest to Chitmath

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chitmath village had a population of 1,288. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,730 residents.

Chitmath village has 649 males and 639 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chitmath has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Chitmath is 841243. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chitmath covers 113 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chitmath falls under Mairwa tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chitmath is Karchhue, about 6.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chitmath.

Chitmath is about 14 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chitmath is in Mairwa tehsil of Siwan district. Karchhue is about 6.5 km away. Mairwa is about 9.0 km away. Siwan is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barka Manjha (1.9 km), Kabirpur (3.4 km) and Patkhauli (4.5 km).

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

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