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About Chaugai Village

Chaugai is a mid sized village in Karakat tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,939, made up of 1,026 males and 913 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaugai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaugai village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Karakat
Pincode 802205
Area (hectares) 110 hectares
Population 1,939
Male Population 1,026
Female Population 913
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chaugai compares

By the 2011 count Chaugai is the 36th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,623 residents. Its 110 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Chaugai

Chaugai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chaugai as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Chaugai from other places

Chaugai lies about 75 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Bikramganj, about 8.5 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 Chaugai
Tehsil headquarters Karakat 6.0 km
Nearest railway station Bikramganj 8.5 km
District headquarters Rohtas 75 km

Villages closest to Chaugai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaugai village had a population of 1,939. That makes it the 36th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,623 residents.

Chaugai village has 1,026 males and 913 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaugai has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Chaugai is 802205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaugai covers 110 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chaugai falls under Karakat tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chaugai is Bikramganj, about 8.5 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chaugai.

Chaugai is about 75 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaugai is in Karakat tehsil of Rohtas district. Karakat is about 6.0 km away. Bikramganj is about 8.5 km away. Rohtas is about 75 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chamar Dehri (under 2 km), Chiksil (under 2 km) and Kurur (under 2 km).

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

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