About Choraha Village

Choraha is a mid sized village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,382, made up of 643 males and 739 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,149 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157.59 hectares hectares.

Choraha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Choraha village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Jaunpur
Tehsil	Machhlishahr
Area (hectares)	157.59 hectares
Population	1,382
Male Population	643
Female Population	739
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,149
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 Choraha compares

By the 2011 count Choraha is the 182nd largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 157.59 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Choraha

Choraha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Choraha 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 Choraha from other places

Choraha lies about 46 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Suriawan, about 5.3 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 Choraha
Nearest railway station	Suriawan	5.3 km
Nearest town	Gyānpur	9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Machhlishahr	30 km
District headquarters	Jaunpur	46 km

Villages closest to Choraha

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.

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Common questions about Choraha

As per the Census of India 2011, Choraha village had a population of 1,382. That makes it the 182nd largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Choraha village has 643 males and 739 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Choraha has about 1149 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1061.

Choraha covers 157.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Choraha is Suriawan, about 5.3 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 Choraha.

Choraha is about 46 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Choraha is in Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Suriawan is about 5.3 km away. Gyānpur is about 9.6 km away. Machhlishahr is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.