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About Chhitanpur Village

Chhitanpur is a mid sized village in Ziradei tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,419, made up of 664 males and 755 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,137 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134 hectares hectares.

Chhitanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhitanpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Ziradei
Area (hectares) 134 hectares
Population 1,419
Male Population 664
Female Population 755
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,137
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhitanpur compares

By the 2011 count Chhitanpur is the 41st largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,052 residents. Its 134 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Chhitanpur

Chhitanpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chhitanpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Chhitanpur from other places

Chhitanpur lies about 16 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Karchhue, about 8.7 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 Chhitanpur
Nearest railway station Karchhue 8.7 km
Nearest town Mairwa 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Ziradei 16 km
District headquarters Siwan 16 km

Villages closest to Chhitanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhitanpur village had a population of 1,419. That makes it the 41st largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,052 residents.

Chhitanpur village has 664 males and 755 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhitanpur has about 1137 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1024.

Chhitanpur covers 134 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chhitanpur falls under Ziradei tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chhitanpur is Karchhue, about 8.7 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chhitanpur.

Chhitanpur is about 16 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhitanpur is in Ziradei tehsil of Siwan district. Karchhue is about 8.7 km away. Mairwa is about 9.8 km away. Ziradei is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bardahan (under 2 km), Parasurampur (1.6 km) and Manian (1.8 km).

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

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