About Chora Village

Chora is a large village in Surajgarha tehsil, in the district of Lakhisarai, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,669, made up of 1,889 males and 1,780 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 740.6 hectares hectares.

Chora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chora village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Lakhisarai
Tehsil	Surajgarha
Area (hectares)	740.6 hectares
Population	3,669
Male Population	1,889
Female Population	1,780
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	942
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 Chora compares

By the 2011 count Chora is the 21st largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,411 residents. Its 740.6 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Chora

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

Chora lies about 27 km from Lakhisarai, and the nearest railway station is Masudan, about 4.0 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 Chora
Nearest railway station	Masudan	4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Surajgarha	15 km
Nearest town	Jamālpur	18 km
District headquarters	Lakhisarai	27 km

Villages closest to Chora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chora village had a population of 3,669. That makes it the 21st largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,411 residents.

Chora village has 1,889 males and 1,780 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chora has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 887.

Chora covers 740.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chora falls under Surajgarha tehsil of Lakhisarai district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chora is Masudan, about 4.0 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 Chora.

Chora is about 27 km from Lakhisarai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chora is in Surajgarha tehsil of Lakhisarai district. Masudan is about 4.0 km away. Surajgarha is about 15 km away. Jamālpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.