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About Chhitni Dumri Village

Chhitni Dumri is a mid sized village in Raghunathpur tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 748, made up of 384 males and 364 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55 hectares hectares.

Chhitni Dumri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhitni Dumri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Raghunathpur
Area (hectares) 55 hectares
Population 748
Male Population 384
Female Population 364
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chhitni Dumri compares

By the 2011 count Chhitni Dumri is the 57th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,615 residents. Its 55 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1051.

Getting to Chhitni Dumri

Chhitni Dumri is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chhitni Dumri 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chhitni Dumri from other places

Chhitni Dumri lies about 27 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Sahatwar, about 18 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 Chhitni Dumri
Tehsil headquarters Raghunathpur 2.3 km
Nearest town Maniar 12 km
Nearest railway station Sahatwar 18 km
District headquarters Siwan 27 km

Villages closest to Chhitni Dumri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Raghunathpur 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 Chhitni Dumri

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhitni Dumri village had a population of 748. That makes it the 57th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,615 residents.

Chhitni Dumri village has 384 males and 364 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhitni Dumri has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1051.

Chhitni Dumri covers 55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chhitni Dumri falls under Raghunathpur tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chhitni Dumri is Sahatwar, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Chhitni Dumri.

Chhitni Dumri is about 27 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhitni Dumri is in Raghunathpur tehsil of Siwan district. Raghunathpur is about 2.3 km away. Maniar is about 12 km away. Sahatwar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saran Dumri (under 2 km), Mirzapur (1.6 km) and Sitalpur (1.6 km).

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

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