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About Chaura Village

Chaura is a large village in Kerakat tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,362, made up of 1,207 males and 1,155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.25 hectares hectares.

Chaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Kerakat
Area (hectares) 57.25 hectares
Population 2,362
Male Population 1,207
Female Population 1,155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chaura compares

By the 2011 count Chaura is the 79th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 57.25 hectares work out to about 41 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1071.

Getting to Chaura

The census records public bus service for Chaura as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 27 km from Jaunpur, 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
Nearest town Lalganj 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Kerakat 27 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 27 km

Villages closest to Chaura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaura village had a population of 2,362. That makes it the 79th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Chaura village has 1,207 males and 1,155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaura has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1071.

Chaura covers 57.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 41 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chaura falls under Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur 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 km distance.

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

Chaura is about 27 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaura is in Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district. Kirakat is about under 2 km away. Lalganj is about 19 km away. Kerakat is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saraibiru (under 2 km), Narhan (under 2 km) and Kasba Kerakat (under 2 km).

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

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