About Chaura Village

Chaura is a small village in Tarhasi tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 249, made up of 122 males and 127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22.42 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	Tarhasi
Pincode	822118
Area (hectares)	22.42 hectares
Population	249
Male Population	122
Female Population	127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,041
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 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 70th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 853 residents. Its 22.42 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

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 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 136 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Balumath, about 20 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
Tehsil headquarters	Tarhasi	17 km
Nearest railway station	Balumath	20 km
Nearest town	Lātehār	20 km
District headquarters	Palamu	136 km

Villages closest to Chaura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tarhasi 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 249. That makes it the 70th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 853 residents.

Chaura village has 122 males and 127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaura has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

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

Chaura covers 22.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chaura falls under Tarhasi tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chaura is Balumath, about 20 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chaura.

Chaura is about 136 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 Tarhasi tehsil of Palamu district. Tarhasi is about 17 km away. Balumath is about 20 km away. Lātehār is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.