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About Chowa Village

Chowa is a small village in Sarwan tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 112, made up of 69 males and 43 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 623 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chowa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chowa village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Sarwan
Pincode 814120
Area (hectares) 30 hectares
Population 112
Male Population 69
Female Population 43
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 623
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 Chowa compares

By the 2011 count Chowa is the 153rd largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 452 residents. Its 30 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Chowa

Chowa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chowa 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. The nearest villages by name are Buchipahari, Chamridih, Chandna and Charghara. 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.

Common questions about Chowa

As per the Census of India 2011, Chowa village had a population of 112. That makes it the 153rd largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 452 residents.

Chowa village has 69 males and 43 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chowa has about 623 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Chowa is 814120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chowa covers 30 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chowa falls under Sarwan tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Chowa notes the nearest railway station 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 Chowa.

Chowa is in Sarwan tehsil of Deoghar 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.

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

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