About Chaura Village

Chaura is a mid sized village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,038, made up of 524 males and 514 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaura village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Gurdaspur
Tehsil	Batala
Pincode	143505
Area (hectares)	114 hectares
Population	1,038
Male Population	524
Female Population	514
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	981
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chaura compares

By the 2011 count Chaura is the 173rd largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 114 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 910.

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 village. 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 34 km from Gurdaspur. 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
Nearest town	Qadian	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Batala	17 km
District headquarters	Gurdaspur	34 km

Villages closest to Chaura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Batala 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 1,038. That makes it the 173rd largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Chaura village has 524 males and 514 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaura has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Chaura is 143505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaura covers 114 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chaura falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The census record for Chaura notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Chaura.

Chaura is about 34 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaura is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Qadian is about 10 km away. Batala is about 17 km away. Gurdaspur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.