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About Chaurai Village

Chaurai is a mid sized village in Niwas tehsil, in the district of Mandla, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 939, made up of 453 males and 486 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,073 females per 1000 males. The village covers 423.77 hectares hectares.

Chaurai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaurai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandla
Tehsil Niwas
Area (hectares) 423.77 hectares
Population 939
Male Population 453
Female Population 486
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,073
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chaurai compares

By the 2011 count Chaurai is the 32nd largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 671 residents. Its 423.77 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Chaurai

Chaurai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chaurai as Available within 10+ 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 Chaurai from other places

Chaurai lies about 42 km from Mandla, and the nearest railway station is Charghat Pipari, about 34 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 Chaurai
Tehsil headquarters Niwas 23 km
Nearest railway station Charghat Pipari 34 km
Nearest town Jabalpur 38 km
District headquarters Mandla 42 km

Villages closest to Chaurai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaurai village had a population of 939. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 671 residents.

Chaurai village has 453 males and 486 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaurai has about 1073 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

Chaurai covers 423.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chaurai falls under Niwas tehsil of Mandla district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chaurai is Charghat Pipari, about 34 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 km distance for Chaurai.

Chaurai is about 42 km from Mandla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaurai is in Niwas tehsil of Mandla district. Niwas is about 23 km away. Charghat Pipari is about 34 km away. Jabalpur is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karhaiya Mal (2.0 km), Bataiganj (3.1 km) and Nagrar (3.9 km).

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

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