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About Chaura Village

Chaura is a mid sized village in Meherma tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,822, made up of 954 males and 868 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814160, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaura village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Meherma
Pincode 814160
Area (hectares) 114 hectares
Population 1,822
Male Population 954
Female Population 868
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chaura compares

By the 2011 count Chaura is the 26th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents. Its 114 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Chaura

The census records public bus service for Chaura as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 15 km from Godda. 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 Meherma 15 km
District headquarters Godda 15 km

Villages closest to Chaura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaura village had a population of 1,822. That makes it the 26th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents.

Chaura village has 954 males and 868 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaura has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Chaura is 814160. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaura covers 114 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chaura falls under Meherma tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Chaura notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chaura.

Chaura is about 15 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaura is in Meherma tehsil of Godda district. Meherma is about 15 km away. Godda 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 Siardih (2.0 km), Dhodha (2.6 km) and Hira Kita (4.1 km).

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

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