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About Chorat Village

Chorat is a mid sized village in Ghorawal tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 510, made up of 243 males and 267 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,099 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128.81 hectares hectares.

Chorat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chorat village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Ghorawal
Area (hectares) 128.81 hectares
Population 510
Male Population 243
Female Population 267
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,099
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chorat compares

By the 2011 count Chorat is the 190th largest of the 336 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 822 residents. Its 128.81 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Chorat

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

How far is Chorat from other places

Chorat lies about 20 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Khairahi, about 16 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 Chorat
Tehsil headquarters Ghorawal 11 km
Nearest railway station Khairahi 16 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 20 km
Nearest town Robertsganj 20 km

Villages closest to Chorat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chorat village had a population of 510. That makes it the 190th largest of the 336 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 822 residents.

Chorat village has 243 males and 267 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chorat has about 1099 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 932.

Chorat covers 128.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chorat falls under Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chorat is Khairahi, about 16 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chorat.

Chorat is about 20 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chorat is in Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Ghorawal is about 11 km away. Khairahi is about 16 km away. Sonbhadra is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panauli (under 2 km), Bakuli (under 2 km) and Bhairawa (1.7 km).

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

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