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About Chauri Village

Chauri is a small village in Sahjanwa tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 176, made up of 95 males and 81 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chauri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chauri village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Sahjanwa
Pincode 273209
Area (hectares) 39.16 hectares
Population 176
Male Population 95
Female Population 81
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 853
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chauri compares

By the 2011 count Chauri is the 253rd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents. Its 39.16 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 975.

Getting to Chauri

Chauri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chauri as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chauri from other places

Chauri lies about 26 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Khalilabad, about 7.5 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 Chauri
Nearest town Khalīlābād 6.4 km
Nearest railway station Khalilabad 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Sahjanwa 12 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 26 km

Villages closest to Chauri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chauri village had a population of 176. That makes it the 253rd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents.

Chauri village has 95 males and 81 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chauri has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Chauri is 273209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chauri covers 39.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chauri falls under Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chauri is Khalilabad, about 7.5 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 5 - 10 km distance for Chauri.

Chauri is about 26 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chauri is in Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Khalīlābād is about 6.4 km away. Khalilabad is about 7.5 km away. Sahjanwa 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 Ranukhor (1.7 km), Bijauwa (2.1 km) and Chandwari (2.2 km).

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

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