About Chanaur Village

Chanaur is one of the larger villages in Saur Bazar tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 22,436, made up of 11,792 males and 10,644 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2113 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chanaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanaur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saharsa
Tehsil	Saur Bazar
Pincode	852221
Area (hectares)	2113 hectares
Population	22,436
Male Population	11,792
Female Population	10,644
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	903
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chanaur compares

By the 2011 count Chanaur is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,293 residents. Its 2113 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Chanaur

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

How far is Chanaur from other places

Chanaur lies about 8.2 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Baijnathpur, about 5.9 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 Chanaur
Tehsil headquarters	Saur Bazar	1.6 km
Nearest railway station	Baijnathpur	5.9 km
District headquarters	Saharsa	8.2 km

Villages closest to Chanaur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Saur Bazar 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 Chanaur

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanaur village had a population of 22,436. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,293 residents.

Chanaur village has 11,792 males and 10,644 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanaur has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Chanaur is 852221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chanaur covers 2113 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chanaur falls under Saur Bazar tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chanaur is Baijnathpur, about 5.9 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 5 - 10 km distance for Chanaur.

Chanaur is about 8.2 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chanaur is in Saur Bazar tehsil of Saharsa district. Saur Bazar is about 1.6 km away. Baijnathpur is about 5.9 km away. Saharsa is about 8.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.