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About Chaukhara Village

Chaukhara is a mid sized village in Marihan tehsil, in the district of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,481, made up of 758 males and 723 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 349.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaukhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaukhara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mirzapur
Tehsil Marihan
Pincode 231001
Area (hectares) 349.67 hectares
Population 1,481
Male Population 758
Female Population 723
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
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 Chaukhara compares

By the 2011 count Chaukhara is the 51st largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,141 residents. Its 349.67 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Chaukhara

Chaukhara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chaukhara 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 Chaukhara from other places

Chaukhara lies about 43 km from Mirzapur, and the nearest railway station is Lusa, about 4.6 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 Chaukhara
Nearest railway station Lusa 4.6 km
Nearest town Ahraura 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Marihan 21 km
District headquarters Mirzapur 43 km

Villages closest to Chaukhara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaukhara village had a population of 1,481. That makes it the 51st largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,141 residents.

Chaukhara village has 758 males and 723 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaukhara has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Chaukhara is 231001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaukhara covers 349.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chaukhara falls under Marihan tehsil of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chaukhara is Lusa, about 4.6 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 Chaukhara.

Chaukhara is about 43 km from Mirzapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaukhara is in Marihan tehsil of Mirzapur district. Lusa is about 4.6 km away. Ahraura is about 20 km away. Marihan 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 Piparwar (under 2 km), Dhansiria (2.3 km) and Nikarika (3.2 km).

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

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