About Chor Village

Chor is one of the larger villages in Sheosagar tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,473, made up of 3,348 males and 3,125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 499 hectares hectares.

Chor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chor village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Rohtas
Tehsil	Sheosagar
Area (hectares)	499 hectares
Population	6,473
Male Population	3,348
Female Population	3,125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	933
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chor compares

By the 2011 count Chor is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,177 residents. Its 499 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Chor

Chor is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chor 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chor from other places

Chor lies about 30 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Khurmabad, about 9.1 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 Chor
Nearest railway station	Khurmabad	9.1 km
Nearest town	Sasarām	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sheosagar	30 km
District headquarters	Rohtas	30 km

Villages closest to Chor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chor village had a population of 6,473. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,177 residents.

Chor village has 3,348 males and 3,125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chor has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Chor covers 499 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chor falls under Sheosagar tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chor is Khurmabad, about 9.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chor.

Chor is about 30 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chor is in Sheosagar tehsil of Rohtas district. Khurmabad is about 9.1 km away. Sasarām is about 12 km away. Sheosagar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.