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About Chorauan Village

Chorauan is a large village in Baniapur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,785, made up of 1,436 males and 1,349 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chorauan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chorauan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Baniapur
Pincode 841403
Area (hectares) 142 hectares
Population 2,785
Male Population 1,436
Female Population 1,349
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
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 Chorauan compares

By the 2011 count Chorauan is the 30th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,467 residents. Its 142 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Chorauan

Chorauan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chorauan 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 Chorauan from other places

Chorauan lies about 11 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Daudpur, about 9.6 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 Chorauan
Tehsil headquarters Baniapur 7.5 km
Nearest railway station Daudpur 9.6 km
District headquarters Saran 11 km
Nearest town Revelganj 20 km

Villages closest to Chorauan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chorauan village had a population of 2,785. That makes it the 30th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,467 residents.

Chorauan village has 1,436 males and 1,349 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chorauan has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Chorauan is 841403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chorauan covers 142 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chorauan falls under Baniapur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chorauan is Daudpur, about 9.6 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 Chorauan.

Chorauan is about 11 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chorauan is in Baniapur tehsil of Saran district. Baniapur is about 7.5 km away. Daudpur is about 9.6 km away. Saran is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panrepur (under 2 km), Nadauan (under 2 km) and Jahangirpur (under 2 km).

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

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