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About Chaurasi Village

Chaurasi is a mid sized village in Sagri tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 847, made up of 371 males and 476 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,283 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142.9 hectares hectares.

Chaurasi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaurasi village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Sagri
Area (hectares) 142.9 hectares
Population 847
Male Population 371
Female Population 476
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,283
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 Chaurasi compares

By the 2011 count Chaurasi is the 332nd largest of the 835 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 142.9 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Chaurasi

Chaurasi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chaurasi 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 Chaurasi from other places

Chaurasi lies about 22 km from Azamgarh. 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 Chaurasi
District headquarters Azamgarh 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagri 26 km

Villages closest to Chaurasi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaurasi village had a population of 847. That makes it the 332nd largest of the 835 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Chaurasi village has 371 males and 476 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaurasi has about 1283 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

Chaurasi covers 142.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chaurasi falls under Sagri tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Chaurasi notes the nearest railway station 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 Chaurasi.

Chaurasi is about 22 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaurasi is in Sagri tehsil of Azamgarh district. Azamgarh is about 22 km away. Sagri is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dighwaniya Majhauwa (under 2 km), Brijmani Khurd (under 2 km) and Sikandarpur Khalsa (under 2 km).

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

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