About Cheraut Village

Cheraut is one of the larger villages in Charaut tehsil, in the district of Sitamarhi, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 35,976, made up of 18,909 males and 17,067 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2435 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843819, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Cheraut Overview

Census 2011 figures for Cheraut village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Sitamarhi
Tehsil	Charaut
Pincode	843819
Area (hectares)	2435 hectares
Population	35,976
Male Population	18,909
Female Population	17,067
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	903
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Cheraut compares

By the 2011 count Cheraut is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,665 residents. Its 2435 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Cheraut

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

How far is Cheraut from other places

Cheraut lies about 31 km from Sitamarhi, and the nearest railway station is Janakpur Road, 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 Cheraut
Tehsil headquarters	Charaut	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Janakpur Road	12 km
District headquarters	Sitamarhi	31 km
Nearest town	Sītāmarhi	31 km

Villages closest to Cheraut

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Cheraut village had a population of 35,976. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,665 residents.

Cheraut village has 18,909 males and 17,067 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Cheraut has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 906.

The pincode recorded for Cheraut is 843819. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Cheraut covers 2435 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Cheraut falls under Charaut tehsil of Sitamarhi district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Cheraut is Janakpur Road, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Cheraut.

Cheraut is about 31 km from Sitamarhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Cheraut is in Charaut tehsil of Sitamarhi district. Charaut is about under 2 km away. Janakpur Road is about 12 km away. Sitamarhi is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.