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About Chogara Village

Chogara is a mid sized village in Durgawati tehsil, in the district of Kaimur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,172, made up of 607 males and 565 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127 hectares hectares.

Chogara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chogara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kaimur
Tehsil Durgawati
Area (hectares) 127 hectares
Population 1,172
Male Population 607
Female Population 565
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chogara compares

By the 2011 count Chogara is the 44th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,528 residents. Its 127 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Chogara

The census records public bus service for Chogara as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chogara from other places

Chogara lies about 30 km from Kaimur, and the nearest railway station is Ara Junction, about under 2 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 Chogara
Nearest town Arrah under 2 km
Nearest railway station Ara Junction under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Durgawati 30 km
District headquarters Kaimur 30 km

Villages closest to Chogara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chogara village had a population of 1,172. That makes it the 44th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,528 residents.

Chogara village has 607 males and 565 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chogara has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

Chogara covers 127 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chogara falls under Durgawati tehsil of Kaimur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chogara is Ara Junction, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chogara.

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

Chogara is in Durgawati tehsil of Kaimur district. Arrah is about under 2 km away. Ara Junction is about under 2 km away. Durgawati is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharhara (under 2 km), Lain (3.0 km) and Garhwa (7.3 km).

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

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