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About Chaura Village

Chaura is a mid sized village in Utraula tehsil, in the district of Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 555, made up of 301 males and 254 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 844 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271307, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Balrampur
Tehsil Utraula
Pincode 271307
Area (hectares) 123 hectares
Population 555
Male Population 301
Female Population 254
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 844
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chaura compares

By the 2011 count Chaura is the 309th largest of the 356 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,870 residents. Its 123 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Chaura

The census records public bus service for Chaura 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 <5 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 51 km from Balrampur, and the nearest railway station is Babhnan, about 27 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 Utraula 25 km
Nearest railway station Babhnan 27 km
District headquarters Balrampur 51 km

Villages closest to Chaura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Utraula 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 555. That makes it the 309th largest of the 356 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,870 residents.

Chaura village has 301 males and 254 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaura has about 844 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Chaura is 271307. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaura covers 123 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chaura falls under Utraula tehsil of Balrampur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chaura is Babhnan, about 27 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Chaura.

Chaura is about 51 km from Balrampur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaura is in Utraula tehsil of Balrampur district. Utraula is about 25 km away. Babhnan is about 27 km away. Balrampur is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ailara (1.7 km), Kandsar (4.3 km) and Ahiraula (7.4 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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