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About Chauha Village

Chauha is a mid sized village in Masturi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,365, made up of 686 males and 679 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 291.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491988, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chauha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chauha village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Masturi
Pincode 491988
Area (hectares) 291.78 hectares
Population 1,365
Male Population 686
Female Population 679
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chauha compares

By the 2011 count Chauha is the 83rd largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,732 residents. Its 291.78 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Chauha

Chauha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chauha as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Chauha from other places

Chauha lies about 21 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Jairamnagar, about 11 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 Chauha
Tehsil headquarters Masturi 6.5 km
Nearest railway station Jairamnagar 11 km
Nearest town Akaltara 18 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 21 km

Villages closest to Chauha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chauha village had a population of 1,365. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,732 residents.

Chauha village has 686 males and 679 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chauha has about 990 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 990.

The pincode recorded for Chauha is 491988. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chauha covers 291.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chauha falls under Masturi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chauha is Jairamnagar, about 11 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chauha.

Chauha is about 21 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chauha is in Masturi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Masturi is about 6.5 km away. Jairamnagar is about 11 km away. Akaltara 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 Tikari (1.7 km), Tikarishiv (1.7 km) and Themhapar (2.2 km).

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

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