About Chaugawan Village

Chaugawan is a large village in Sirdala tehsil, in the district of Nawada, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,124, made up of 1,106 males and 1,018 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136 hectares hectares.

Chaugawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaugawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nawada
Tehsil	Sirdala
Area (hectares)	136 hectares
Population	2,124
Male Population	1,106
Female Population	1,018
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	920
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chaugawan compares

By the 2011 count Chaugawan is the 22nd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,231 residents. Its 136 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Chaugawan

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

Chaugawan lies about 23 km from Nawada, and the nearest railway station is Laundh, about 1.8 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 Chaugawan
Nearest railway station	Laundh	1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sirdala	7.2 km
Nearest town	Rajauli	12 km
District headquarters	Nawada	23 km

Villages closest to Chaugawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaugawan village had a population of 2,124. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,231 residents.

Chaugawan village has 1,106 males and 1,018 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaugawan has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Chaugawan covers 136 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chaugawan falls under Sirdala tehsil of Nawada district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chaugawan is Laundh, about 1.8 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chaugawan.

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

Chaugawan is in Sirdala tehsil of Nawada district. Laundh is about 1.8 km away. Sirdala is about 7.2 km away. Rajauli is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.