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About Chaunr Dargah Village

Chaunr Dargah is one of the larger villages in Ariari tehsil, in the district of Sheikhpura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,762, made up of 3,426 males and 3,336 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 633 hectares hectares.

Chaunr Dargah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaunr Dargah village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Sheikhpura
Tehsil Ariari
Area (hectares) 633 hectares
Population 6,762
Male Population 3,426
Female Population 3,336
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chaunr Dargah compares

By the 2011 count Chaunr Dargah is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,864 residents. Its 633 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Chaunr Dargah

Chaunr Dargah is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chaunr Dargah as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Chaunr Dargah from other places

Chaunr Dargah lies about 15 km from Sheikhpura, and the nearest railway station is Kusumha Bihar, about 12 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 Chaunr Dargah
Tehsil headquarters Ariari 4.5 km
Nearest railway station Kusumha Bihar 12 km
District headquarters Sheikhpura 15 km

Villages closest to Chaunr Dargah

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ariari 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 Chaunr Dargah

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaunr Dargah village had a population of 6,762. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,864 residents.

Chaunr Dargah village has 3,426 males and 3,336 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaunr Dargah has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

Chaunr Dargah covers 633 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chaunr Dargah falls under Ariari tehsil of Sheikhpura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chaunr Dargah is Kusumha Bihar, about 12 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chaunr Dargah.

Chaunr Dargah is about 15 km from Sheikhpura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaunr Dargah is in Ariari tehsil of Sheikhpura district. Ariari is about 4.5 km away. Kusumha Bihar is about 12 km away. Sheikhpura is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahuli (under 2 km), Afardih (under 2 km) and Fatehpur (1.5 km).

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

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