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About Chauti Village

Chauti is a mid sized village in Murarai II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,682, made up of 867 males and 815 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731238, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chauti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chauti village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Murarai II
Pincode 731238
Area (hectares) 162.86 hectares
Population 1,682
Male Population 867
Female Population 815
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
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 Chauti compares

By the 2011 count Chauti is the 44th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,216 residents. Its 162.86 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Chauti

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

Chauti lies about 20 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chatra, about 5.9 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 Chauti
Nearest railway station Chatra 5.9 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Murarai II 20 km
District headquarters Birbhum 20 km

Villages closest to Chauti

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Murarai II 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 Chauti

As per the Census of India 2011, Chauti village had a population of 1,682. That makes it the 44th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,216 residents.

Chauti village has 867 males and 815 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chauti has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Chauti is 731238. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chauti covers 162.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chauti falls under Murarai II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chauti is Chatra, about 5.9 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 Chauti.

Chauti 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.

Chauti is in Murarai II tehsil of Birbhum district. Chatra is about 5.9 km away. Nalhāti is about 11 km away. Murarai II 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 Bhadishta (under 2 km), Goalkunda (under 2 km) and Mahammadpur (under 2 km).

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

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