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About Chaurai Village

Chaurai is a large village in Kanpur tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,268, made up of 1,735 males and 1,533 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 330.05 hectares hectares.

Chaurai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaurai village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Nagar
Tehsil Kanpur
Area (hectares) 330.05 hectares
Population 3,268
Male Population 1,735
Female Population 1,533
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chaurai compares

By the 2011 count Chaurai is the 47th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,137 residents. Its 330.05 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Chaurai

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

How far is Chaurai from other places

Chaurai lies about 23 km from Kanpur Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Kathara Road, 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 Chaurai
Nearest railway station Kathara Road 5.3 km
Nearest town Ghātampur 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Kanpur 21 km
District headquarters Kanpur Nagar 23 km

Villages closest to Chaurai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaurai village had a population of 3,268. That makes it the 47th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,137 residents.

Chaurai village has 1,735 males and 1,533 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaurai has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 877.

Chaurai covers 330.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chaurai falls under Kanpur tehsil of Kanpur Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chaurai is Kathara Road, about 5.3 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chaurai.

Chaurai is about 23 km from Kanpur Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaurai is in Kanpur tehsil of Kanpur Nagar district. Kathara Road is about 5.3 km away. Ghātampur is about 18 km away. Kanpur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harchand Khera (under 2 km), Ramkhera (under 2 km) and Kakori (1.7 km).

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

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