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About Chauni Village

Chauni is a large village in Baisi tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,364, made up of 1,738 males and 1,626 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 232 hectares hectares.

Chauni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chauni village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisi
Area (hectares) 232 hectares
Population 3,364
Male Population 1,738
Female Population 1,626
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chauni compares

By the 2011 count Chauni is the 20th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents. Its 232 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Chauni

Chauni is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chauni 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chauni from other places

Chauni lies about 26 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Dalkhola, about 14 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 Chauni
Tehsil headquarters Baisi 6.1 km
Nearest railway station Dalkhola 14 km
Nearest town Kasba 17 km
District headquarters Purnia 26 km

Villages closest to Chauni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chauni village had a population of 3,364. That makes it the 20th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents.

Chauni village has 1,738 males and 1,626 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chauni has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Chauni covers 232 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chauni falls under Baisi tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chauni is Dalkhola, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Chauni.

Chauni is about 26 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chauni is in Baisi tehsil of Purnia district. Baisi is about 6.1 km away. Dalkhola is about 14 km away. Kasba is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chauni Arazi (under 2 km), Dumra (2.0 km) and Khapara (2.5 km).

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

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