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About Chalhopur Village

Chalhopur is a mid sized village in Gurua tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 931, made up of 486 males and 445 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38 hectares hectares.

Chalhopur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chalhopur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Gurua
Area (hectares) 38 hectares
Population 931
Male Population 486
Female Population 445
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chalhopur compares

By the 2011 count Chalhopur is the 80th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents. Its 38 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Chalhopur

Chalhopur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chalhopur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Chalhopur from other places

Chalhopur lies about 30 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Guraru, about 22 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 Chalhopur
Tehsil headquarters Gurua 6.0 km
Nearest town Sherghāti 6.4 km
Nearest railway station Guraru 22 km
District headquarters Gaya 30 km

Villages closest to Chalhopur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chalhopur village had a population of 931. That makes it the 80th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents.

Chalhopur village has 486 males and 445 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chalhopur has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Chalhopur covers 38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chalhopur falls under Gurua tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chalhopur is Guraru, about 22 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 km distance for Chalhopur.

Chalhopur is about 30 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chalhopur is in Gurua tehsil of Gaya district. Gurua is about 6.0 km away. Sherghāti is about 6.4 km away. Guraru is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Budhua Chak (under 2 km), Dubi (under 2 km) and Aunradih (under 2 km).

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

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