About Chero Village

Chero is one of the larger villages in Sarmera tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,090, made up of 5,856 males and 5,234 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1964 hectares hectares.

Chero Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chero village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Sarmera
Area (hectares)	1964 hectares
Population	11,090
Male Population	5,856
Female Population	5,234
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	894
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chero compares

By the 2011 count Chero is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,537 residents. Its 1964 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

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 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 40 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 7.7 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
Tehsil headquarters	Sarmera	2.1 km
Nearest railway station	Sarsa Jamalpur	7.7 km
Nearest town	Bar Bigha	9.0 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	40 km

Villages closest to Chero

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sarmera 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 11,090. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,537 residents.

Chero village has 5,856 males and 5,234 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chero has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

Chero covers 1964 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chero falls under Sarmera tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chero is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 7.7 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chero.

Chero is about 40 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 Sarmera tehsil of Nalanda district. Sarmera is about 2.1 km away. Sarsa Jamalpur is about 7.7 km away. Bar Bigha is about 9.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.