About Chaura Village

Chaura is a small village in Bhanpur tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 455, made up of 225 males and 230 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272190, 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	Basti
Tehsil	Bhanpur
Pincode	272190
Area (hectares)	113.94 hectares
Population	455
Male Population	225
Female Population	230
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,022
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chaura compares

By the 2011 count Chaura is the 263rd largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 850 residents. Its 113.94 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Chaura

Chaura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chaura as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 129 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Kirakat, about under 2 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
Nearest railway station	Kirakat	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhanpur	17 km
Nearest town	Lalganj	19 km
District headquarters	Basti	129 km

Villages closest to Chaura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhanpur 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 455. That makes it the 263rd largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 850 residents.

Chaura village has 225 males and 230 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaura has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Chaura is 272190. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaura covers 113.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chaura falls under Bhanpur tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chaura is Kirakat, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chaura.

Chaura is about 129 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaura is in Bhanpur tehsil of Basti district. Kirakat is about under 2 km away. Bhanpur is about 17 km away. Lalganj is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.