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About Chaur Village

Chaur is a mid sized village in Mariahu tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 997, made up of 460 males and 537 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,167 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130.12 hectares hectares.

Chaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Mariahu
Area (hectares) 130.12 hectares
Population 997
Male Population 460
Female Population 537
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,167
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chaur compares

By the 2011 count Chaur is the 264th largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents. Its 130.12 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Chaur

Chaur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chaur as Available within 10+ 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chaur from other places

Chaur lies about 29 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Mariahu, about 10 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 Chaur
Nearest railway station Mariahu 10 km
Nearest town Mariāhu 11 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 29 km

Villages closest to Chaur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaur village had a population of 997. That makes it the 264th largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents.

Chaur village has 460 males and 537 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaur has about 1167 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

Chaur covers 130.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chaur falls under Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chaur is Mariahu, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chaur.

Chaur is about 29 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaur is in Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district. Mariahu is about 10 km away. Mariāhu is about 11 km away. Jaunpur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parasupur (under 2 km), Patkhauli Alamganj (2.0 km) and Chak Pariyat (2.0 km).

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

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