About Chaugachhi Village

Chaugachhi is a mid sized village in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 817, made up of 424 males and 393 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 15 hectares hectares.

Chaugachhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaugachhi village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Barsoi
Area (hectares)	15 hectares
Population	817
Male Population	424
Female Population	393
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	927
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chaugachhi compares

By the 2011 count Chaugachhi is the 125th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 15 hectares work out to about 54 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Chaugachhi

Chaugachhi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chaugachhi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Chaugachhi from other places

Chaugachhi lies about 31 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Azamnagar Road, about 3.2 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 Chaugachhi
Nearest railway station	Azamnagar Road	3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barsoi	10 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	26 km
District headquarters	Katihar	31 km

Villages closest to Chaugachhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaugachhi village had a population of 817. That makes it the 125th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Chaugachhi village has 424 males and 393 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaugachhi has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Chaugachhi covers 15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 54 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chaugachhi falls under Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chaugachhi is Azamnagar Road, about 3.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chaugachhi.

Chaugachhi is about 31 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaugachhi is in Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. Azamnagar Road is about 3.2 km away. Barsoi is about 10 km away. Rāiganj is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.