About Chaura Village

Chaura is a small village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 45, made up of 22 males and 23 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272129, 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	Harraiya
Pincode	272129
Area (hectares)	212 hectares
Population	45
Male Population	22
Female Population	23
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,045
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chaura compares

By the 2011 count Chaura is the 1243rd largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 212 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Chaura

Chaura is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chaura as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Chaura from other places

Chaura lies about 71 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Lehra, about 5.7 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	Lehra	5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Harraiya	22 km
Nearest town	Nautanwa	29 km
District headquarters	Basti	71 km

Villages closest to Chaura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Harraiya 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 45. That makes it the 1243rd largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Chaura village has 22 males and 23 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaura has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Chaura is 272129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaura covers 212 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Chaura is Lehra, about 5.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chaura.

Chaura is about 71 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 Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Lehra is about 5.7 km away. Harraiya is about 22 km away. Nautanwa is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.