About Chaurai Village

Chaurai is a mid sized village in Ekangarsarai tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,313, made up of 700 males and 613 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 801301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaurai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaurai village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Ekangarsarai
Pincode	801301
Area (hectares)	124 hectares
Population	1,313
Male Population	700
Female Population	613
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	876
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 Chaurai compares

By the 2011 count Chaurai is the 44th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,899 residents. Its 124 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Chaurai

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

Chaurai lies about 18 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Ekangarsarai, about 1.6 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 Chaurai
Nearest railway station	Ekangarsarai	1.6 km
Nearest town	Islāmpur	8.1 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	18 km

Villages closest to Chaurai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaurai village had a population of 1,313. That makes it the 44th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,899 residents.

Chaurai village has 700 males and 613 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaurai has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Chaurai is 801301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaurai covers 124 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chaurai falls under Ekangarsarai tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chaurai is Ekangarsarai, about 1.6 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 Chaurai.

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

Chaurai is in Ekangarsarai tehsil of Nalanda district. Ekangarsarai is about 1.6 km away. Islāmpur is about 8.1 km away. Nalanda is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.