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About Choar Village

Choar is one of the larger villages in Tan Kuppa tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,970, made up of 3,125 males and 2,845 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 679 hectares hectares.

Choar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Choar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Tan Kuppa
Area (hectares) 679 hectares
Population 5,970
Male Population 3,125
Female Population 2,845
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
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 Choar compares

By the 2011 count Choar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents. Its 679 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Choar

Choar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Choar 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 Choar from other places

Choar lies about 23 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bansinala Halt, about 5.7 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 Choar
Nearest railway station Bansinala Halt 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Tan Kuppa 7.1 km
Nearest town Bodh Gaya 22 km
District headquarters Gaya 23 km

Villages closest to Choar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tan Kuppa 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 Choar

As per the Census of India 2011, Choar village had a population of 5,970. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents.

Choar village has 3,125 males and 2,845 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Choar has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 956.

Choar covers 679 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Choar falls under Tan Kuppa tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Choar is Bansinala Halt, about 5.7 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 Choar.

Choar is about 23 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Choar is in Tan Kuppa tehsil of Gaya district. Bansinala Halt is about 5.7 km away. Tan Kuppa is about 7.1 km away. Bodh Gaya 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 Dewara (under 2 km), Manmadho (under 2 km) and Mahiyarpur (under 2 km).

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

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