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About Chihutia Village

Chihutia is a mid sized village in Gande tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,296, made up of 684 males and 612 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 310 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chihutia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chihutia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Gande
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 310 hectares
Population 1,296
Male Population 684
Female Population 612
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chihutia compares

By the 2011 count Chihutia is the 30th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 310 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Chihutia

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

Chihutia lies about 13 km from Gande, and the nearest railway station is Giridih, about 16 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 Chihutia
Tehsil headquarters Gande 13 km
Nearest railway station Giridih 16 km

Villages closest to Chihutia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chihutia village had a population of 1,296. That makes it the 30th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Chihutia village has 684 males and 612 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chihutia has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Chihutia is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chihutia covers 310 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chihutia falls under Gande tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chihutia is Giridih, about 16 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 km distance for Chihutia.

Chihutia is about 13 km from Gande in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chihutia is in Gande tehsil of Giridih district. Gande is about 13 km away. Giridih 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 Kailudih (under 2 km), Mahulidih (under 2 km) and Kuldiha (under 2 km).

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

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