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About Chorauli Village

Chorauli is a large village in Bhagwanpur Hat tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,108, made up of 1,548 males and 1,560 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 236 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chorauli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chorauli village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Bhagwanpur Hat
Pincode 841406
Area (hectares) 236 hectares
Population 3,108
Male Population 1,548
Female Population 1,560
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chorauli compares

By the 2011 count Chorauli is the 23rd largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,013 residents. Its 236 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Chorauli

Chorauli 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 Chorauli 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chorauli from other places

Chorauli lies about 34 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Basantpur Halt, about 2.8 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 Chorauli
Nearest railway station Basantpur Halt 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhagwanpur Hat 4.5 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 18 km
District headquarters Siwan 34 km

Villages closest to Chorauli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhagwanpur Hat 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 Chorauli

As per the Census of India 2011, Chorauli village had a population of 3,108. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,013 residents.

Chorauli village has 1,548 males and 1,560 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chorauli has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Chorauli is 841406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chorauli covers 236 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chorauli falls under Bhagwanpur Hat tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chorauli is Basantpur Halt, about 2.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chorauli.

Chorauli is about 34 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chorauli is in Bhagwanpur Hat tehsil of Siwan district. Basantpur Halt is about 2.8 km away. Bhagwanpur Hat is about 4.5 km away. Mahārājgani is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arazi Nagwa (under 2 km), Machhagra (under 2 km) and Chorauli Banwe (under 2 km).

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

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