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About Chaukhara Village

Chaukhara is a small village in Nauhatta tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 49, made up of 25 males and 24 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65 hectares hectares.

Chaukhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaukhara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Nauhatta
Area (hectares) 65 hectares
Population 49
Male Population 25
Female Population 24
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chaukhara compares

By the 2011 count Chaukhara is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,447 residents. Its 65 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Chaukhara

Chaukhara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chaukhara as Available within 5 - 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 Chaukhara from other places

Chaukhara lies about 22 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Muhammadganj, 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 Chaukhara
Tehsil headquarters Nauhatta 7.7 km
Nearest railway station Muhammadganj 12 km
District headquarters Rohtas 22 km
Nearest town Husainābād 23 km

Villages closest to Chaukhara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaukhara village had a population of 49. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,447 residents.

Chaukhara village has 25 males and 24 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaukhara has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 930.

Chaukhara covers 65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chaukhara falls under Nauhatta tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chaukhara is Muhammadganj, about 12 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chaukhara.

Chaukhara is about 22 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaukhara is in Nauhatta tehsil of Rohtas district. Nauhatta is about 7.7 km away. Muhammadganj is about 12 km away. Rohtas is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nawadih (1.7 km), Baliari (3.1 km) and Tilokhar (5.9 km).

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

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