About Chaura Village

Chaura is a mid sized village in Nilambar Pitambarpur tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,362, made up of 692 males and 670 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 254 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaura village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Nilambar Pitambarpur
Pincode	822118
Area (hectares)	254 hectares
Population	1,362
Male Population	692
Female Population	670
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	968
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chaura compares

By the 2011 count Chaura is the 26th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 871 residents. Its 254 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 928.

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 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chak, Chak Maribhang, Chaknawadih and Chandaigir. 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.

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Common questions about Chaura

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaura village had a population of 1,362. That makes it the 26th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 871 residents.

Chaura village has 692 males and 670 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaura has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Chaura is 822118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaura covers 254 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chaura falls under Nilambar Pitambarpur tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Chaura notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chaura.

Chaura is in Nilambar Pitambarpur tehsil of Palamu 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.