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About Chan Chaura Village

Chan Chaura is a mid sized village in Chapra tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,980, made up of 1,059 males and 921 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107 hectares hectares.

Chan Chaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chan Chaura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Chapra
Area (hectares) 107 hectares
Population 1,980
Male Population 1,059
Female Population 921
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Chan Chaura compares

By the 2011 count Chan Chaura is the 41st largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,457 residents. Its 107 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 897.

Getting to Chan Chaura

Chan Chaura is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chan Chaura 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chan Chaura from other places

Chan Chaura lies about 30 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Tenua Dumaria Halt, about 1.9 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 Chan Chaura
Nearest railway station Tenua Dumaria Halt 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Chapra 3.8 km
Nearest town Chāpra 3.8 km
District headquarters Saran 30 km

Villages closest to Chan Chaura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chapra 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 Chan Chaura

As per the Census of India 2011, Chan Chaura village had a population of 1,980. That makes it the 41st largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,457 residents.

Chan Chaura village has 1,059 males and 921 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chan Chaura has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 897.

Chan Chaura covers 107 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chan Chaura falls under Chapra tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chan Chaura is Tenua Dumaria Halt, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Chan Chaura.

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

Chan Chaura is in Chapra tehsil of Saran district. Tenua Dumaria Halt is about 1.9 km away. Chapra is about 3.8 km away. Chāpra is about 3.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ram Kolwa (under 2 km), Hasanpurwa (under 2 km) and Methwalia (under 2 km).

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

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