Skip to main content

About Chaumukha Village

Chaumukha is a large village in Pachrukhi tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,995, made up of 1,501 males and 1,494 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145 hectares hectares.

Chaumukha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaumukha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Pachrukhi
Area (hectares) 145 hectares
Population 2,995
Male Population 1,501
Female Population 1,494
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chaumukha compares

By the 2011 count Chaumukha is the 24th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,517 residents. Its 145 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Chaumukha

Chaumukha 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 Chaumukha 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chaumukha from other places

Chaumukha lies about 9.0 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Pachrukhi, about 2.3 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 Chaumukha
Nearest railway station Pachrukhi 2.3 km
District headquarters Siwan 9.0 km
Nearest town Siwān 9.0 km

Villages closest to Chaumukha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaumukha village had a population of 2,995. That makes it the 24th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,517 residents.

Chaumukha village has 1,501 males and 1,494 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaumukha has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

Chaumukha covers 145 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chaumukha falls under Pachrukhi tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chaumukha is Pachrukhi, about 2.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chaumukha.

Chaumukha is about 9.0 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaumukha is in Pachrukhi tehsil of Siwan district. Pachrukhi is about 2.3 km away. Siwan is about 9.0 km away. Siwān is about 9.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nainpura (under 2 km), Saddikpur (under 2 km) and Supauli (1.8 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All