About Chaura Village

Chaura is a mid sized village in Jakhania tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,925, made up of 1,038 males and 887 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 855 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 233310, 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	Ghazipur
Tehsil	Jakhania
Pincode	233310
Area (hectares)	170.57 hectares
Population	1,925
Male Population	1,038
Female Population	887
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	855
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chaura compares

By the 2011 count Chaura is the 77th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents. Its 170.57 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Chaura

Chaura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chaura as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 148 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Dandupur, about 9.6 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	Dandupur	9.6 km
Nearest town	Bela	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jakhania	19 km
District headquarters	Ghazipur	148 km

Villages closest to Chaura

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

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Chaura

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaura village had a population of 1,925. That makes it the 77th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents.

Chaura village has 1,038 males and 887 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaura has about 855 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Chaura is 233310. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaura covers 170.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chaura falls under Jakhania tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chaura is Dandupur, about 9.6 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chaura.

Chaura is about 148 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaura is in Jakhania tehsil of Ghazipur district. Dandupur is about 9.6 km away. Bela is about 17 km away. Jakhania is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.