About Chaura Village

Chaura is a small village in Jamua tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 483, made up of 263 males and 220 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 837 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.19 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	Jamua
Pincode	815312
Area (hectares)	42.19 hectares
Population	483
Male Population	263
Female Population	220
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	837
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
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 186th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 912 residents. Its 42.19 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Chaura

Chaura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chaura as Available within 10+ km distance. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chaura from other places

Chaura lies about 138 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Katkamsandi, about 27 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 town	Chatrā	8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jamua	16 km
Nearest railway station	Katkamsandi	27 km
District headquarters	Giridih	138 km

Villages closest to Chaura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jamua 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 483. That makes it the 186th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 912 residents.

Chaura village has 263 males and 220 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaura has about 837 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

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

Chaura covers 42.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chaura falls under Jamua tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chaura is Katkamsandi, about 27 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 5 - 10 km distance for Chaura.

Chaura is about 138 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 Jamua tehsil of Giridih district. Chatrā is about 8.2 km away. Jamua is about 16 km away. Katkamsandi is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.