About Chaura Village

Chaura is a small village in Pandu tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 255, made up of 139 males and 116 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 835 females per 1000 males. The village covers 361 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 812124, 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	Pandu
Pincode	812124
Area (hectares)	361 hectares
Population	255
Male Population	139
Female Population	116
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	835
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 45th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,331 residents. Its 361 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

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 108 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Phulbasia, about 1.7 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	Phulbasia	1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pandu	21 km
Nearest town	Churi	26 km
District headquarters	Palamu	108 km

Villages closest to Chaura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pandu 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 255. That makes it the 45th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,331 residents.

Chaura village has 139 males and 116 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaura has about 835 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Chaura is 812124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaura covers 361 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chaura falls under Pandu tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chaura is Phulbasia, about 1.7 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 108 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaura is in Pandu tehsil of Palamu district. Phulbasia is about 1.7 km away. Pandu is about 21 km away. Churi is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.