About Chaura Village

Chaura is a small village in Bhargama tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 343, made up of 173 males and 170 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57 hectares hectares.

Chaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaura village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Bhargama
Area (hectares)	57 hectares
Population	343
Male Population	173
Female Population	170
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	983
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chaura compares

By the 2011 count Chaura is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,484 residents. Its 57 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Chaura

Chaura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chaura as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Chaura from other places

Chaura lies about 26 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Kanki, about 14 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 Chaura
Nearest railway station	Kanki	14 km
Nearest town	Kishanganj	25 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhargama	26 km
District headquarters	Araria	26 km

Villages closest to Chaura

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

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Common questions about Chaura

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaura village had a population of 343. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,484 residents.

Chaura village has 173 males and 170 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaura has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 920.

Chaura covers 57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chaura falls under Bhargama tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chaura is Kanki, about 14 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 village for Chaura.

Chaura is about 26 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaura is in Bhargama tehsil of Araria district. Kanki is about 14 km away. Kishanganj is about 25 km away. Bhargama is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.