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About Chhajania Village

Chhajania is a small village in Sahjanwa tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 90, made up of 50 males and 40 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 800 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.63 hectares hectares.

Chhajania Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhajania village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Sahjanwa
Area (hectares) 27.63 hectares
Population 90
Male Population 50
Female Population 40
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 800
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chhajania compares

By the 2011 count Chhajania is the 268th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents. Its 27.63 hectares work out to about 3.3 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 975.

Getting to Chhajania

Chhajania is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chhajania 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chhajania from other places

Chhajania lies about 24 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Maghar, about 3.6 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 Chhajania
Nearest railway station Maghar 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Sahjanwa 8.1 km
Nearest town Khalīlābād 8.6 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 24 km

Villages closest to Chhajania

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhajania village had a population of 90. That makes it the 268th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents.

Chhajania village has 50 males and 40 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhajania has about 800 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Chhajania covers 27.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhajania falls under Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chhajania is Maghar, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Chhajania.

Chhajania is about 24 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhajania is in Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Maghar is about 3.6 km away. Sahjanwa is about 8.1 km away. Khalīlābād is about 8.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raghunathpur (under 2 km), Bhadesri (under 2 km) and Suraulia (under 2 km).

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

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