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About Chhuchi Village

Chhuchi is a large village in Barhait tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,208, made up of 1,603 males and 1,605 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,001 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1127.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhuchi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhuchi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Barhait
Pincode 816102
Area (hectares) 1127.66 hectares
Population 3,208
Male Population 1,603
Female Population 1,605
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,001
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 Chhuchi compares

By the 2011 count Chhuchi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 595 residents. Its 1127.66 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Chhuchi

Chhuchi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chhuchi 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 Chhuchi from other places

Chhuchi lies about 18 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Taljhari, about 6.1 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 Chhuchi
Nearest railway station Taljhari 6.1 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Barhait 18 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 18 km

Villages closest to Chhuchi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhuchi village had a population of 3,208. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 595 residents.

Chhuchi village has 1,603 males and 1,605 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhuchi has about 1001 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Chhuchi is 816102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhuchi covers 1127.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhuchi falls under Barhait tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chhuchi is Taljhari, about 6.1 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 Chhuchi.

Chhuchi is about 18 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhuchi is in Barhait tehsil of Sahibganj district. Taljhari is about 6.1 km away. Rājmahal is about 15 km away. Barhait 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 Argandi (under 2 km), Bastadih (under 2 km) and Bedomori (under 2 km).

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

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