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About Chauranw Village

Chauranw is a mid sized village in Kuchaikote tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,508, made up of 793 males and 715 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chauranw Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chauranw village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Kuchaikote
Pincode 841505
Area (hectares) 83 hectares
Population 1,508
Male Population 793
Female Population 715
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Chauranw compares

By the 2011 count Chauranw is the 78th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents. Its 83 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Chauranw

Chauranw is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chauranw as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chauranw from other places

Chauranw lies about 12 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Sasa Musa, about 2.4 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 Chauranw
Nearest railway station Sasa Musa 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Kuchaikote 12 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 12 km
Nearest town Gopālganj 12 km

Villages closest to Chauranw

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chauranw village had a population of 1,508. That makes it the 78th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents.

Chauranw village has 793 males and 715 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chauranw has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Chauranw is 841505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chauranw covers 83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chauranw falls under Kuchaikote tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chauranw is Sasa Musa, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Chauranw.

Chauranw is about 12 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chauranw is in Kuchaikote tehsil of Gopalganj district. Sasa Musa is about 2.4 km away. Kuchaikote is about 12 km away. Gopalganj is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khajuri (under 2 km), Malahi (under 2 km) and Belwa Tiwari (1.7 km).

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

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