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About Chengauna Village

Chengauna is a large village in Narkatiaganj tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,623, made up of 1,840 males and 1,783 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 222 hectares hectares.

Chengauna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chengauna village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Narkatiaganj
Area (hectares) 222 hectares
Population 3,623
Male Population 1,840
Female Population 1,783
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
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 Chengauna compares

By the 2011 count Chengauna is the 24th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,279 residents. Its 222 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Chengauna

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

Chengauna lies about 16 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Chamua, about 2.8 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 Chengauna
Nearest railway station Chamua 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Narkatiaganj 4.2 km
Nearest town Narkatiāganj 4.2 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 16 km

Villages closest to Chengauna

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

Common questions about Chengauna

As per the Census of India 2011, Chengauna village had a population of 3,623. That makes it the 24th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,279 residents.

Chengauna village has 1,840 males and 1,783 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chengauna has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 916.

Chengauna covers 222 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chengauna falls under Narkatiaganj tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chengauna is Chamua, about 2.8 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 Chengauna.

Chengauna is about 16 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chengauna is in Narkatiaganj tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Chamua is about 2.8 km away. Narkatiaganj is about 4.2 km away. Narkatiāganj is about 4.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Binwalia (under 2 km), Maldahia (under 2 km) and Terhi Kuia (1.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Chengauna today is likely to be higher.

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