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About Chora Village

Chora is a mid sized village in Adityapur tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 654, made up of 334 males and 320 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chora village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Adityapur
Pincode 833220
Area (hectares) 157 hectares
Population 654
Male Population 334
Female Population 320
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Chora compares

By the 2011 count Chora is the 62nd largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 623 residents. Its 157 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Chora

The census records public bus service for Chora as Available within <5 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chora from other places

Chora lies about 9.8 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Birbans, about 2.6 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 Chora
Nearest railway station Birbans 2.6 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Adityapur 12 km
Nearest town Bhetia 12 km

Villages closest to Chora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chora village had a population of 654. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 623 residents.

Chora village has 334 males and 320 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chora has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Chora is 833220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chora covers 157 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chora falls under Adityapur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chora is Birbans, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Chora is about 9.8 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chora is in Adityapur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Birbans is about 2.6 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 9.8 km away. Adityapur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhaduagora (under 2 km), Bholadih (under 2 km) and Madhupur (3.8 km).

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

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