About Chaura Village

Chaura is a mid sized village in Gande tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,098, made up of 591 males and 507 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaura village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Gande
Pincode	815312
Area (hectares)	188 hectares
Population	1,098
Male Population	591
Female Population	507
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	858
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 Chaura compares

By the 2011 count Chaura is the 41st largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 188 hectares work out to about 5.8 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 945.

Getting to Chaura

Chaura is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chaura 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 Chaura from other places

Chaura lies about 26 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Jamua, about 16 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
Nearest railway station	Jamua	16 km
District headquarters	Giridih	26 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gande	31 km

Villages closest to Chaura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gande 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 1,098. That makes it the 41st largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Chaura village has 591 males and 507 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaura has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Chaura is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaura covers 188 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chaura falls under Gande tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chaura is Jamua, about 16 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 Chaura.

Chaura is about 26 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaura is in Gande tehsil of Giridih district. Jamua is about 16 km away. Giridih is about 26 km away. Gande is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.