About Chaura Village

Chaura is a large village in Belhar tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,258, made up of 1,203 males and 1,055 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaura village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Belhar
Pincode	813202
Area (hectares)	121 hectares
Population	2,258
Male Population	1,203
Female Population	1,055
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	877
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 the 19th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents. Its 121 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 907.

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 65 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Chaura BH, about 1.8 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	Chaura BH	1.8 km
Nearest town	Jamūī	5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Belhar	32 km
District headquarters	Banka	65 km

Villages closest to Chaura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Belhar 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 2,258. That makes it the 19th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents.

Chaura village has 1,203 males and 1,055 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaura has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 907.

The pincode recorded for Chaura is 813202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaura covers 121 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chaura falls under Belhar tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chaura is Chaura BH, about 1.8 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 65 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaura is in Belhar tehsil of Banka district. Chaura BH is about 1.8 km away. Jamūī is about 5.3 km away. Belhar is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.