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About Chamaruha Village

Chamaruha is a small village in Bhanpur tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 37, made up of 21 males and 16 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 762 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.1 hectares hectares.

Chamaruha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chamaruha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Bhanpur
Area (hectares) 27.1 hectares
Population 37
Male Population 21
Female Population 16
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 762
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 Chamaruha compares

By the 2011 count Chamaruha is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 850 residents. Its 27.1 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Chamaruha

Chamaruha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chamaruha 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 Chamaruha from other places

Chamaruha lies about 154 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Sarnath, about 6.4 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 Chamaruha
Nearest railway station Sarnath 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhanpur 11 km
Nearest town Varanasi 12 km
District headquarters Basti 154 km

Villages closest to Chamaruha

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.

Common questions about Chamaruha

As per the Census of India 2011, Chamaruha village had a population of 37. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 850 residents.

Chamaruha village has 21 males and 16 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chamaruha has about 762 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Chamaruha covers 27.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Chamaruha is Sarnath, about 6.4 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 Chamaruha.

Chamaruha is about 154 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chamaruha is in Bhanpur tehsil of Basti district. Sarnath is about 6.4 km away. Bhanpur is about 11 km away. Varanasi is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pokhar Bhitwa (2.2 km), Barahara Urf Mathia (2.3 km) and Chaukwa (4.3 km).

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

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