About Chauki Village

Chauki is a large village in Kadwa tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,317, made up of 2,225 males and 2,092 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 325 hectares hectares.

Chauki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chauki village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Kadwa
Area (hectares)	325 hectares
Population	4,317
Male Population	2,225
Female Population	2,092
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	940
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chauki compares

By the 2011 count Chauki is the 15th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents. Its 325 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Chauki

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

How far is Chauki from other places

Chauki lies about 61 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Kusiargaon, about 14 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 Chauki
Nearest town	Arāria	12 km
Nearest railway station	Kusiargaon	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kadwa	26 km
District headquarters	Katihar	61 km

Villages closest to Chauki

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 Chauki

As per the Census of India 2011, Chauki village had a population of 4,317. That makes it the 15th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents.

Chauki village has 2,225 males and 2,092 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chauki has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 921.

Chauki covers 325 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chauki falls under Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chauki is Kusiargaon, about 14 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chauki.

Chauki is about 61 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chauki is in Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district. Arāria is about 12 km away. Kusiargaon is about 14 km away. Kadwa is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.