About Chakaura Village

Chakaura is a mid sized village in Nawanagar tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,294, made up of 678 males and 616 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136.8 hectares hectares.

Chakaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakaura village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Buxar
Tehsil	Nawanagar
Area (hectares)	136.8 hectares
Population	1,294
Male Population	678
Female Population	616
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	909
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 Chakaura compares

By the 2011 count Chakaura is the 36th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,775 residents. Its 136.8 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Chakaura

Chakaura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chakaura 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 Chakaura from other places

Chakaura lies about 27 km from Buxar, and the nearest railway station is Twining Ganj, 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 Chakaura
Tehsil headquarters	Nawanagar	6.5 km
Nearest town	Dumraon	13 km
Nearest railway station	Twining Ganj	14 km
District headquarters	Buxar	27 km

Villages closest to Chakaura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakaura village had a population of 1,294. That makes it the 36th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,775 residents.

Chakaura village has 678 males and 616 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakaura has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Chakaura covers 136.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chakaura falls under Nawanagar tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chakaura is Twining Ganj, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chakaura.

Chakaura is about 27 km from Buxar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakaura is in Nawanagar tehsil of Buxar district. Nawanagar is about 6.5 km away. Dumraon is about 13 km away. Twining Ganj is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.