About Chauni Village

Chauni is a large village in Kadwa tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,748, made up of 1,385 males and 1,363 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 223 hectares hectares.

Chauni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chauni village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Kadwa
Area (hectares)	223 hectares
Population	2,748
Male Population	1,385
Female Population	1,363
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	984
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chauni compares

By the 2011 count Chauni is the 34th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents. Its 223 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Chauni

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

Chauni lies about 91 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Pratapganj Railway Station, about 15 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 Chauni
Nearest town	Chhātāpur	3.5 km
Nearest railway station	Pratapganj Railway Station	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kadwa	34 km
District headquarters	Katihar	91 km

Villages closest to Chauni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chauni village had a population of 2,748. That makes it the 34th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents.

Chauni village has 1,385 males and 1,363 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chauni has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 921.

Chauni covers 223 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chauni falls under Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chauni is Pratapganj Railway Station, about 15 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 5 - 10 km distance for Chauni.

Chauni is about 91 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chauni is in Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district. Chhātāpur is about 3.5 km away. Pratapganj Railway Station is about 15 km away. Kadwa is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.