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About Chanauli Village

Chanauli is a mid sized village in Bithan tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 710, made up of 356 males and 354 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.9 hectares hectares.

Chanauli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanauli village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Bithan
Area (hectares) 59.9 hectares
Population 710
Male Population 356
Female Population 354
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chanauli compares

By the 2011 count Chanauli is the 44th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,929 residents. Its 59.9 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Chanauli

Chanauli is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chanauli as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Chanauli from other places

Chanauli lies about 56 km from Samastipur. 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 Chanauli
Tehsil headquarters Bithan 2.7 km
Nearest town Bakhri 10 km
District headquarters Samastipur 56 km

Villages closest to Chanauli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanauli village had a population of 710. That makes it the 44th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,929 residents.

Chanauli village has 356 males and 354 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanauli has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 934.

Chanauli covers 59.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chanauli falls under Bithan tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The census record for Chanauli notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chanauli.

Chanauli is about 56 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chanauli is in Bithan tehsil of Samastipur district. Bithan is about 2.7 km away. Bakhri is about 10 km away. Samastipur is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pipra (under 2 km), Batardiha (under 2 km) and Bela Chauri (1.6 km).

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

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