About Chauhata Village

Chauhata is one of the larger villages in Labpur tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,969, made up of 4,032 males and 3,937 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 772.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chauhata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chauhata village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Labpur
Pincode	731201
Area (hectares)	772.95 hectares
Population	7,969
Male Population	4,032
Female Population	3,937
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	976
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Chauhata compares

By the 2011 count Chauhata is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents. Its 772.95 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Chauhata

Chauhata is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chauhata as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chauhata from other places

Chauhata lies about 20 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, 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 Chauhata
Nearest railway station	Mallarpur	3.5 km
Nearest town	Sainthia	12 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Labpur	28 km

Villages closest to Chauhata

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

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Common questions about Chauhata

As per the Census of India 2011, Chauhata village had a population of 7,969. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents.

Chauhata village has 4,032 males and 3,937 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chauhata has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Chauhata is 731201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chauhata covers 772.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chauhata falls under Labpur tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chauhata is Mallarpur, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Chauhata.

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

Chauhata is in Labpur tehsil of Birbhum district. Mallarpur is about 3.5 km away. Sainthia is about 12 km away. Birbhum is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.