About Cherakhera Village

Cherakhera is one of the larger villages in Alauli tehsil, in the district of Khagaria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 19,001, made up of 10,012 males and 8,989 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1715.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 848203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Cherakhera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Cherakhera village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Khagaria
Tehsil	Alauli
Pincode	848203
Area (hectares)	1715.93 hectares
Population	19,001
Male Population	10,012
Female Population	8,989
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	898
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Cherakhera compares

By the 2011 count Cherakhera is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 6,412 residents. Its 1715.93 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 905.

Getting to Cherakhera

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

How far is Cherakhera from other places

Cherakhera lies about 21 km from Khagaria, and the nearest railway station is Bithan, 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 Cherakhera
Tehsil headquarters	Alauli	4.9 km
Nearest railway station	Bithan	14 km
Nearest town	Bakhri	19 km
District headquarters	Khagaria	21 km

Villages closest to Cherakhera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Cherakhera village had a population of 19,001. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,412 residents.

Cherakhera village has 10,012 males and 8,989 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Cherakhera has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 905.

The pincode recorded for Cherakhera is 848203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Cherakhera covers 1715.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Cherakhera falls under Alauli tehsil of Khagaria district in Bihar.

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

Cherakhera is about 21 km from Khagaria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Cherakhera is in Alauli tehsil of Khagaria district. Alauli is about 4.9 km away. Bithan is about 14 km away. Bakhri is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.