About Chaura Village

Chaura is a mid sized village in Ketar tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 933, made up of 475 males and 458 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 627 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaura village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Garhwa
Tehsil	Ketar
Pincode	822112
Area (hectares)	627 hectares
Population	933
Male Population	475
Female Population	458
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	964
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chaura compares

By the 2011 count Chaura is the 20th largest of the 31 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,639 residents. Its 627 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

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 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chaura from other places

Chaura lies about 39 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Satbahini, about 22 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 Chaura
Tehsil headquarters	Ketar	11 km
Nearest railway station	Satbahini	22 km
Nearest town	Husainābād	35 km
District headquarters	Garhwa	39 km

Villages closest to Chaura

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

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Common questions about Chaura

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaura village had a population of 933. That makes it the 20th largest of the 31 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,639 residents.

Chaura village has 475 males and 458 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaura has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Chaura is 822112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaura covers 627 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chaura falls under Ketar tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chaura is Satbahini, about 22 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 village for Chaura.

Chaura is about 39 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaura is in Ketar tehsil of Garhwa district. Ketar is about 11 km away. Satbahini is about 22 km away. Husainābād is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.