About Chaukharia Village

Chaukharia is a mid sized village in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,312, made up of 672 males and 640 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134 hectares hectares.

Chaukharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaukharia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Barsoi
Area (hectares)	134 hectares
Population	1,312
Male Population	672
Female Population	640
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	952
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chaukharia compares

By the 2011 count Chaukharia is the 88th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 134 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Chaukharia

Chaukharia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chaukharia 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chaukharia from other places

Chaukharia lies about 39 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Dhachna, about 3.7 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 Chaukharia
Tehsil headquarters	Barsoi	2.5 km
Nearest railway station	Dhachna	3.7 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	18 km
District headquarters	Katihar	39 km

Villages closest to Chaukharia

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 Chaukharia

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaukharia village had a population of 1,312. That makes it the 88th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Chaukharia village has 672 males and 640 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaukharia has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 928.

Chaukharia covers 134 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chaukharia falls under Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chaukharia is Dhachna, about 3.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Chaukharia.

Chaukharia is about 39 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaukharia is in Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. Barsoi is about 2.5 km away. Dhachna is about 3.7 km away. Rāiganj is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.