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About Chaura Village

Chaura is a mid sized village in Rampur Maniharan tehsil, in the district of Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,639, made up of 858 males and 781 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 223.9 hectares hectares.

Chaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Saharanpur
Tehsil Rampur Maniharan
Area (hectares) 223.9 hectares
Population 1,639
Male Population 858
Female Population 781
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chaura compares

By the 2011 count Chaura is the 71st largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,103 residents. Its 223.9 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 883.

Getting to Chaura

Chaura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chaura as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Chaura from other places

Chaura lies about 34 km from Saharanpur, and the nearest railway station is Nanauta, about 3.5 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 Chaura
Nearest railway station Nanauta 3.5 km
Nearest town Jalālābad 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Rampur Maniharan 34 km
District headquarters Saharanpur 34 km

Villages closest to Chaura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rampur Maniharan 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 Chaura

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaura village had a population of 1,639. That makes it the 71st largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,103 residents.

Chaura village has 858 males and 781 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaura has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 883.

Chaura covers 223.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chaura falls under Rampur Maniharan tehsil of Saharanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chaura is Nanauta, about 3.5 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chaura.

Chaura is about 34 km from Saharanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaura is in Rampur Maniharan tehsil of Saharanpur district. Nanauta is about 3.5 km away. Jalālābad is about 7.2 km away. Rampur Maniharan is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamalpur Bakdauli (under 2 km), Pando Kheri (2.5 km) and Bhanhera Khemchand (3.0 km).

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

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