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About Chaura Village

Chaura is a small village in Rampur Baghelan tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 154, made up of 80 males and 74 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.46 hectares hectares.

Chaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaura village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Rampur Baghelan
Area (hectares) 106.46 hectares
Population 154
Male Population 80
Female Population 74
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within village
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 119th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,169 residents. Its 106.46 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Chaura

Chaura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chaura as Available within village. 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 24 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Baghai Road, about 14 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 Rampur Baghelan 9.3 km
Nearest railway station Baghai Road 14 km
District headquarters Satna 24 km

Villages closest to Chaura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rampur Baghelan 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 Chaura

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaura village had a population of 154. That makes it the 119th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,169 residents.

Chaura village has 80 males and 74 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaura has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Chaura covers 106.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chaura falls under Rampur Baghelan tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chaura is Baghai Road, about 14 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chaura.

Chaura is about 24 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaura is in Rampur Baghelan tehsil of Satna district. Rampur Baghelan is about 9.3 km away. Baghai Road is about 14 km away. Satna is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koniya Kothar (under 2 km), Duwari Unamulan (under 2 km) and Duwari Kothar (under 2 km).

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

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