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About Chaugharia Village

Chaugharia is a small village in Azamnagar tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 356, made up of 165 males and 191 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,158 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19.4 hectares hectares.

Chaugharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaugharia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Azamnagar
Area (hectares) 19.4 hectares
Population 356
Male Population 165
Female Population 191
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,158
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Chaugharia compares

By the 2011 count Chaugharia is the 163rd largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 19.4 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Chaugharia

Chaugharia 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 Chaugharia 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 Chaugharia from other places

Chaugharia lies about 28 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Salmari, 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 Chaugharia
Nearest railway station Salmari under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Azamnagar 8.7 km
District headquarters Katihar 28 km

Villages closest to Chaugharia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaugharia village had a population of 356. That makes it the 163rd largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Chaugharia village has 165 males and 191 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaugharia has about 1158 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Chaugharia covers 19.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chaugharia falls under Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chaugharia is Salmari, about under 2 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 Chaugharia.

Chaugharia is about 28 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaugharia is in Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district. Salmari is about under 2 km away. Azamnagar is about 8.7 km away. Katihar is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhagharia (under 2 km), Salmara (under 2 km) and Mohanganj (1.9 km).

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

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