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About Kaura Village

Kaura is a mid sized village in Pratappur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,330, made up of 665 males and 665 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaura village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Pratappur
Pincode 825404
Area (hectares) 177 hectares
Population 1,330
Male Population 665
Female Population 665
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaura compares

By the 2011 count Kaura is the 27th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 717 residents. Its 177 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Kaura

Kaura is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kaura as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Kaura from other places

Kaura lies about 89 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Garhwa Road, about 15 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 Kaura
Nearest town Bishrāmpur 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Pratappur 12 km
Nearest railway station Garhwa Road 15 km
District headquarters Chatra 89 km

Villages closest to Kaura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaura village had a population of 1,330. That makes it the 27th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 717 residents.

Kaura village has 665 males and 665 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaura has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Kaura is 825404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaura covers 177 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kaura falls under Pratappur tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kaura is Garhwa Road, about 15 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kaura.

Kaura is about 89 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaura is in Pratappur tehsil of Chatra district. Bishrāmpur is about 8.8 km away. Pratappur is about 12 km away. Garhwa Road is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karamdih (5.1 km), Mahugain (5.2 km) and Nanai Kalan (6.0 km).

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

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