About Chaukhara Village

Chaukhara is a large village in Jalalpur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,682, made up of 2,389 males and 2,293 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 397 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaukhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaukhara village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saran
Tehsil	Jalalpur
Pincode	841412
Area (hectares)	397 hectares
Population	4,682
Male Population	2,389
Female Population	2,293
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	960
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chaukhara compares

By the 2011 count Chaukhara is the 11th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,857 residents. Its 397 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Chaukhara

Chaukhara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chaukhara 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chaukhara from other places

Chaukhara lies about 145 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Kudra, about 5.3 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 Chaukhara
Nearest railway station	Kudra	5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jalalpur	14 km
Nearest town	Bhabhua	16 km
District headquarters	Saran	145 km

Villages closest to Chaukhara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaukhara village had a population of 4,682. That makes it the 11th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,857 residents.

Chaukhara village has 2,389 males and 2,293 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaukhara has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Chaukhara is 841412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaukhara covers 397 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chaukhara falls under Jalalpur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chaukhara is Kudra, about 5.3 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 village for Chaukhara.

Chaukhara is about 145 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaukhara is in Jalalpur tehsil of Saran district. Kudra is about 5.3 km away. Jalalpur is about 14 km away. Bhabhua is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.