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About Chehara Village

Chehara is a mid sized village in Pindra tehsil, in the district of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 508, made up of 245 males and 263 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,073 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108.72 hectares hectares.

Chehara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chehara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Varanasi
Tehsil Pindra
Area (hectares) 108.72 hectares
Population 508
Male Population 245
Female Population 263
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,073
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chehara compares

By the 2011 count Chehara is the 287th largest of the 401 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents. Its 108.72 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Chehara

Chehara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chehara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Chehara from other places

Chehara lies about 75 km from Varanasi, and the nearest railway station is Jigna, about 4.1 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 Chehara
Nearest railway station Jigna 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Pindra 14 km
Nearest town Gyānpur 26 km
District headquarters Varanasi 75 km

Villages closest to Chehara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chehara village had a population of 508. That makes it the 287th largest of the 401 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents.

Chehara village has 245 males and 263 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chehara has about 1073 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Chehara covers 108.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chehara falls under Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chehara is Jigna, about 4.1 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 5 - 10 km distance for Chehara.

Chehara is about 75 km from Varanasi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chehara is in Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district. Jigna is about 4.1 km away. Pindra is about 14 km away. Gyānpur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deorai (under 2 km), Deoriya (under 2 km) and Gaura (under 2 km).

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

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