About Chauhar Village

Chauhar is a large village in Karpi tehsil, in the district of Arwal, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,690, made up of 1,430 males and 1,260 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 198 hectares hectares.

Chauhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chauhar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Arwal
Tehsil	Karpi
Area (hectares)	198 hectares
Population	2,690
Male Population	1,430
Female Population	1,260
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	881
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chauhar compares

By the 2011 count Chauhar is the 22nd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,379 residents. Its 198 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Chauhar

Chauhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chauhar as Available within 5 - 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 Chauhar from other places

Chauhar lies about 10 km from Arwal, and the nearest railway station is Charpokhari Halt, about 30 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 Chauhar
Tehsil headquarters	Karpi	5.6 km
District headquarters	Arwal	10 km
Nearest railway station	Charpokhari Halt	30 km

Villages closest to Chauhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chauhar village had a population of 2,690. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,379 residents.

Chauhar village has 1,430 males and 1,260 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chauhar has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 917.

Chauhar covers 198 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chauhar falls under Karpi tehsil of Arwal district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chauhar is Charpokhari Halt, about 30 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chauhar.

Chauhar is about 10 km from Arwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chauhar is in Karpi tehsil of Arwal district. Karpi is about 5.6 km away. Arwal is about 10 km away. Charpokhari Halt is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.