About Chanauraganj Village

Chanauraganj is one of the larger villages in Jhanjharpur tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,295, made up of 3,208 males and 3,087 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 365.4 hectares hectares.

Chanauraganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanauraganj village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Madhubani
Tehsil	Jhanjharpur
Area (hectares)	365.4 hectares
Population	6,295
Male Population	3,208
Female Population	3,087
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	962
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chanauraganj compares

By the 2011 count Chanauraganj is the 6th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,063 residents. Its 365.4 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Chanauraganj

Chanauraganj is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chanauraganj as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Chanauraganj from other places

Chanauraganj lies about 26 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Mahrail, about 3.5 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 Chanauraganj
Nearest railway station	Mahrail	3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jhanjharpur	4.3 km
Nearest town	Jhanjhārpur	4.3 km
District headquarters	Madhubani	26 km

Villages closest to Chanauraganj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanauraganj village had a population of 6,295. That makes it the 6th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,063 residents.

Chanauraganj village has 3,208 males and 3,087 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanauraganj has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 940.

Chanauraganj covers 365.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chanauraganj falls under Jhanjharpur tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chanauraganj is Mahrail, about 3.5 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 village for Chanauraganj.

Chanauraganj is about 26 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chanauraganj is in Jhanjharpur tehsil of Madhubani district. Mahrail is about 3.5 km away. Jhanjharpur is about 4.3 km away. Jhanjhārpur is about 4.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.