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About Chauhani Village

Chauhani is a mid sized village in Gaurihar tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 772, made up of 427 males and 345 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 808 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212.63 hectares hectares.

Chauhani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chauhani village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Gaurihar
Area (hectares) 212.63 hectares
Population 772
Male Population 427
Female Population 345
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 808
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chauhani compares

By the 2011 count Chauhani is the 83rd largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,363 residents. Its 212.63 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 864.

Getting to Chauhani

Chauhani is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chauhani 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chauhani from other places

Chauhani lies about 63 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Kabrai, about 15 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 Chauhani
Tehsil headquarters Gaurihar 11 km
Nearest railway station Kabrai 15 km
Nearest town Lauri 15 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 63 km

Villages closest to Chauhani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chauhani village had a population of 772. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,363 residents.

Chauhani village has 427 males and 345 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chauhani has about 808 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 864.

Chauhani covers 212.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chauhani falls under Gaurihar tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chauhani is Kabrai, about 15 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chauhani.

Chauhani is about 63 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chauhani is in Gaurihar tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Gaurihar is about 11 km away. Kabrai is about 15 km away. Lauri 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 Bajrangpur (under 2 km), Kiwlaha (under 2 km) and Banyani (under 2 km).

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

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