About Chaurasa Village

Chaurasa is a large village in Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil, in the district of Jamui, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,416, made up of 1,739 males and 1,677 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaurasa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaurasa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Jamui
Tehsil	Islamnagar Aliganj
Pincode	811301
Area (hectares)	175 hectares
Population	3,416
Male Population	1,739
Female Population	1,677
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	964
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 Chaurasa compares

By the 2011 count Chaurasa is the 9th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents. Its 175 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Chaurasa

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

Chaurasa lies about 35 km from Jamui, and the nearest railway station is Kusumha Bihar, about 20 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 Chaurasa
Tehsil headquarters	Islamnagar Aliganj	5.1 km
Nearest railway station	Kusumha Bihar	20 km
Nearest town	Sheikhpura	22 km
District headquarters	Jamui	35 km

Villages closest to Chaurasa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Islamnagar Aliganj 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 Chaurasa

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaurasa village had a population of 3,416. That makes it the 9th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents.

Chaurasa village has 1,739 males and 1,677 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaurasa has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Chaurasa is 811301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaurasa covers 175 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chaurasa falls under Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil of Jamui district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chaurasa is Kusumha Bihar, about 20 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 Chaurasa.

Chaurasa is about 35 km from Jamui in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaurasa is in Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil of Jamui district. Islamnagar Aliganj is about 5.1 km away. Kusumha Bihar is about 20 km away. Sheikhpura is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.