About Chanaur Village

Chanaur is a large village in Bahadurganj tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,555, made up of 2,106 males and 2,449 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,163 females per 1000 males. The village covers 547 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chanaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanaur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Kishanganj
Tehsil	Bahadurganj
Pincode	855101
Area (hectares)	547 hectares
Population	4,555
Male Population	2,106
Female Population	2,449
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,163
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 Chanaur compares

By the 2011 count Chanaur is the 12th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,128 residents. Its 547 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Chanaur

Chanaur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chanaur 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 Chanaur from other places

Chanaur lies about 18 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, about 12 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 Chanaur
Tehsil headquarters	Bahadurganj	5.0 km
Nearest town	Bahādurganj	5.0 km
Nearest railway station	Pawakhali	12 km
District headquarters	Kishanganj	18 km

Villages closest to Chanaur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanaur village had a population of 4,555. That makes it the 12th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,128 residents.

Chanaur village has 2,106 males and 2,449 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanaur has about 1163 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Chanaur is 855101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chanaur covers 547 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chanaur falls under Bahadurganj tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chanaur is Pawakhali, about 12 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 Chanaur.

Chanaur is about 18 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chanaur is in Bahadurganj tehsil of Kishanganj district. Bahadurganj is about 5.0 km away. Bahādurganj is about 5.0 km away. Pawakhali is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.