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About Chaturpur Village

Chaturpur is one of the larger villages in Sonepur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,054, made up of 2,710 males and 2,344 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 507 hectares hectares.

Chaturpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaturpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Sonepur
Area (hectares) 507 hectares
Population 5,054
Male Population 2,710
Female Population 2,344
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chaturpur compares

By the 2011 count Chaturpur is the 13th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents. Its 507 hectares work out to about 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Chaturpur

Chaturpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chaturpur as Available within 5 - 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chaturpur from other places

Chaturpur lies about 61 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Parmanandpur Junction, about under 2 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 Chaturpur
Nearest railway station Parmanandpur Junction under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonepur 7.3 km
District headquarters Saran 61 km

Villages closest to Chaturpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaturpur village had a population of 5,054. That makes it the 13th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents.

Chaturpur village has 2,710 males and 2,344 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaturpur has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 903.

Chaturpur covers 507 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chaturpur falls under Sonepur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chaturpur is Parmanandpur Junction, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Chaturpur is about 61 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaturpur is in Sonepur tehsil of Saran district. Parmanandpur Junction is about under 2 km away. Sonepur is about 7.3 km away. Saran is about 61 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kapur Chak (under 2 km), Murthan (under 2 km) and Gopalpur (under 2 km).

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

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