About Chauka Village

Chauka is one of the larger villages in Srinagar tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,289, made up of 3,257 males and 3,032 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 757 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chauka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chauka village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purnia
Tehsil	Srinagar
Pincode	854301
Area (hectares)	757 hectares
Population	6,289
Male Population	3,257
Female Population	3,032
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	931
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chauka compares

By the 2011 count Chauka is the 8th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,367 residents. Its 757 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Chauka

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

Chauka lies about 37 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Kanki, about 12 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 Chauka
Nearest railway station	Kanki	12 km
Nearest town	Kishanganj	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Srinagar	34 km
District headquarters	Purnia	37 km

Villages closest to Chauka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chauka village had a population of 6,289. That makes it the 8th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,367 residents.

Chauka village has 3,257 males and 3,032 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chauka has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Chauka is 854301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chauka covers 757 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chauka falls under Srinagar tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chauka is Kanki, about 12 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chauka.

Chauka is about 37 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chauka is in Srinagar tehsil of Purnia district. Kanki is about 12 km away. Kishanganj is about 24 km away. Srinagar is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.