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About Chauthar Village

Chauthar is a mid sized village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,336, made up of 649 males and 687 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,059 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188.52 hectares hectares.

Chauthar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chauthar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Machhlishahr
Area (hectares) 188.52 hectares
Population 1,336
Male Population 649
Female Population 687
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,059
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chauthar compares

By the 2011 count Chauthar is the 189th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 188.52 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Chauthar

The census records public bus service for Chauthar as Available within <5 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chauthar from other places

Chauthar lies about 39 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Sarai Kansrai, about 4.9 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 Chauthar
Nearest railway station Sarai Kansrai 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Machhlishahr 15 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 15 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 39 km

Villages closest to Chauthar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chauthar village had a population of 1,336. That makes it the 189th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Chauthar village has 649 males and 687 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chauthar has about 1059 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1061.

Chauthar covers 188.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chauthar falls under Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chauthar is Sarai Kansrai, about 4.9 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 - 10 km distance for Chauthar.

Chauthar is about 39 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chauthar is in Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Sarai Kansrai is about 4.9 km away. Machhlishahr is about 15 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramdih (under 2 km), Bhatahar (under 2 km) and Goppur (2.2 km).

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

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