About Chero Village

Chero is one of the larger villages in Harnaut tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,943, made up of 3,583 males and 3,360 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 484.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chero Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chero village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Harnaut
Pincode	803110
Area (hectares)	484.19 hectares
Population	6,943
Male Population	3,583
Female Population	3,360
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	938
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 Chero compares

By the 2011 count Chero is the 6th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,669 residents. Its 484.19 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Chero

Chero is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chero 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 Chero from other places

Chero lies about 23 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Kharuara Halt, about under 2 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 Chero
Nearest railway station	Kharuara Halt	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Harnaut	3.7 km
Nearest town	Bakhtiarpur	6.2 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	23 km

Villages closest to Chero

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chero village had a population of 6,943. That makes it the 6th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,669 residents.

Chero village has 3,583 males and 3,360 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chero has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 906.

The pincode recorded for Chero is 803110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chero covers 484.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chero falls under Harnaut tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chero is Kharuara Halt, about under 2 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 Chero.

Chero is about 23 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chero is in Harnaut tehsil of Nalanda district. Kharuara Halt is about under 2 km away. Harnaut is about 3.7 km away. Bakhtiarpur is about 6.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.