About Chaura Village

Chaura is one of the larger villages in Sanchore tehsil, in the district of Jalor, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,396, made up of 3,356 males and 3,040 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2727.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 343041, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaura village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Jalor
Tehsil	Sanchore
Pincode	343041
Area (hectares)	2727.49 hectares
Population	6,396
Male Population	3,356
Female Population	3,040
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	906
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 among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,650 residents. Its 2727.49 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

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 89 km from Jalor, and the nearest railway station is Marwar Ratanpur, about 36 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	Sanchore	20 km
Nearest town	Sānchor	20 km
Nearest railway station	Marwar Ratanpur	36 km
District headquarters	Jalor	89 km

Villages closest to Chaura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sanchore 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 6,396. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,650 residents.

Chaura village has 3,356 males and 3,040 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaura has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Chaura is 343041. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaura covers 2727.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chaura falls under Sanchore tehsil of Jalor district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Chaura is Marwar Ratanpur, about 36 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 village for Chaura.

Chaura is about 89 km from Jalor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaura is in Sanchore tehsil of Jalor district. Sanchore is about 20 km away. Sānchor is about 20 km away. Marwar Ratanpur is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.