About Chautara Village

Chautara is a mid sized village in Shambhuganj tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,985, made up of 1,051 males and 934 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chautara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chautara village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Shambhuganj
Pincode	813221
Area (hectares)	130 hectares
Population	1,985
Male Population	1,051
Female Population	934
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	889
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chautara compares

By the 2011 count Chautara is the 27th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents. Its 130 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Chautara

Chautara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chautara as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chautara from other places

Chautara lies about 29 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Kamarganj, about 20 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 Chautara
Nearest town	Kharagpur	17 km
Nearest railway station	Kamarganj	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shambhuganj	29 km
District headquarters	Banka	29 km

Villages closest to Chautara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chautara village had a population of 1,985. That makes it the 27th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents.

Chautara village has 1,051 males and 934 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chautara has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 879.

The pincode recorded for Chautara is 813221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chautara covers 130 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chautara falls under Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chautara is Kamarganj, about 20 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 5 - 10 km distance for Chautara.

Chautara is about 29 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chautara is in Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district. Kharagpur is about 17 km away. Kamarganj is about 20 km away. Shambhuganj is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.