About Chaura Village

Chaura is a large village in Rajpur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,240, made up of 1,083 males and 1,157 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,068 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1739.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaura village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Surguja
Tehsil	Rajpur
Pincode	497118
Area (hectares)	1739.98 hectares
Population	2,240
Male Population	1,083
Female Population	1,157
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,068
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chaura compares

By the 2011 count Chaura is the 6th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents. Its 1739.98 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Chaura

Chaura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chaura as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bheski, Budha Bagicha, Chanchi and Chandragarh. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Chaura

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaura village had a population of 2,240. That makes it the 6th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents.

Chaura village has 1,083 males and 1,157 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaura has about 1068 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Chaura is 497118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaura covers 1739.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chaura falls under Rajpur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Chaura notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chaura.

Chaura is in Rajpur tehsil of Surguja district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.