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About Chaumukh Village

Chaumukh is a small village in Goradih tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 477, made up of 253 males and 224 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaumukh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaumukh village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Goradih
Pincode 813105
Area (hectares) 93 hectares
Population 477
Male Population 253
Female Population 224
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chaumukh compares

By the 2011 count Chaumukh is the 64th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,805 residents. Its 93 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Chaumukh

Chaumukh is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chaumukh as Available within 5 - 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 Chaumukh from other places

Chaumukh lies about 18 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Tikani, about 9.9 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 Chaumukh
Tehsil headquarters Goradih 4.3 km
Nearest railway station Tikani 9.9 km
Nearest town Purāini 11 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 18 km

Villages closest to Chaumukh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaumukh village had a population of 477. That makes it the 64th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,805 residents.

Chaumukh village has 253 males and 224 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaumukh has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Chaumukh is 813105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaumukh covers 93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chaumukh falls under Goradih tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chaumukh is Tikani, about 9.9 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 5 - 10 km distance for Chaumukh.

Chaumukh is about 18 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaumukh is in Goradih tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Goradih is about 4.3 km away. Tikani is about 9.9 km away. Purāini is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saria (under 2 km), Bhojpur (under 2 km) and Tarchha (1.5 km).

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

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