★ Revenue village · Karpi block · Arwal ★

Chauhar

चौहर
Karpi block
Pincode 804419
Area 198 ha
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Chauhar is a revenue village in Karpi block, Arwal district, Bihar. It had a population of 2,690 in 449 households (Census 2011).

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Census 2011 Snapshot

2,690 souls. 449 homes.

Karpi block, Arwal district, Bihar.

2,690
Population
449
Households
60.5%
Literacy
881
Sex ratio
198 ha
Total area
1,025
Workforce
LGD 260762Source: Census 2011 + LGD
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  • Onion₹4,200Arwal APMC · 28 Oct 2026
  • Potato₹1,100Arwal APMC · 28 Oct 2026
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Cyclone Arnab · IMDOrange warningvalid until 31 Oct 2026, 08:30 IST

Cyclone Arnab — Arwal district is under an IMD orange warning

IMD warning for Arwal district: Heavy to very heavy rainfall very likely at isolated places over Bihar (29 October); heavy to very heavy rainfall with isolated extremely heavy rainfall very likely at isolated places over Bihar (30 October). (IMD All India Weather Summary and Forecast Bulletin, 29 Oct 2026 20:51 IST; a sub-division warning that covers the whole state)

Status as of 29 Oct 2026, 17:30 IST: Weakened into a Well Marked Low Pressure Area over central Chhattisgarh and adjoining Odisha at 1730 hrs IST of 29 October 2026; very likely to move north-northeastwards and weaken further into a low pressure area over northeast Chhattisgarh and neighbourhood during the next 24 hours.

Fri, 30 OctRain 38 mm (100% chance)Wind 23 km/h, gusts 45 km/h
Sat, 31 OctRain 1 mm (73% chance)Wind 11 km/h, gusts 23 km/h
Sun, 1 NovRain 0 mm (8% chance)Wind 10 km/h, gusts 22 km/h

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  • Will Cyclone Arnab affect Chauhar?Chauhar, in Arwal district, is under an IMD orange warning for Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Arnab: "Heavy to very heavy rainfall very likely at isolated places over Bihar (29 October); heavy to very heavy rainfall with isolated extremely heavy rainfall very likely at isolated places over Bihar (30 October)" (IMD All India Weather Summary and Forecast Bulletin, 29 Oct 2026 20:51 IST, valid until 31 Oct 2026, 08:30 IST). IMD's current status: Weakened into a Well Marked Low Pressure Area over central Chhattisgarh and adjoining Odisha at 1730 hrs IST of 29 October 2026; very likely to move north-northeastwards and weaken further into a low pressure area over northeast Chhattisgarh and neighbourhood during the next 24 hours. The model forecast for the next 3 days shows about 39 mm of rain in total (peak day 38 mm, moderate by IMD's bands) and winds up to 23 km/h with gusts to 45 km/h. This is a model forecast (Open-Meteo); follow IMD warnings for official guidance. This page reports the official warning area, not damage at Chauhar.
  • What should people in Chauhar do during Cyclone Arnab?Follow the district administration and IMD. In an emergency call 112 (free, 24x7). Keep away from fallen power lines, flooded roads and river banks; do not shelter under trees during thunderstorms. NDMA's cyclone Do's & Don'ts are linked from this page and from the village emergency page.

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Chauhar is a village in Karpi block, Arwal district, Bihar. At the 2011 Census it had 2,690 people in 449 households, with a literacy rate of 60.5%. It is administered by the Chauhar Panchayat gram panchayat. Its postal pincode is 804419.

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LGD village code260762
Census 2011 code260762
Gram panchayatChauhar Panchayat · LGD 238519
Pincode804419
BlockKarpi · LGD 1544
DistrictArwal
StateBihar
Male / Female1,430 / 1,260 · Census 2011
Area198 ha · Census 2011
Lok SabhaJahanabad · Surendra Prasad Yadav (RJD)
AssemblyKurtha · Pappu Kumar Verma (JD(U))
Development block
Kapri (करपी) Source: Local Government Directory (LGD), Ministry of Panchayati Raj, as of 2026-10-29
Self-help groups
0 self-help groups with 0 members (2025-26) Source: Ministry of Rural Development (DAY-NRLM), Village-wise Self Help Group and Members Count, data.gov.in (GODL-India), retrieved 2026-10-30

Gram panchayat

Chauhar is in the Chauhar Panchayat (चौहर पंचायत) gram panchayat.

Other villages in Chauhar Panchayat

Source: Local Government Directory (LGD), 2026-10-21.

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Census 2011 · in context

How Chauhar compares

By population, Chauhar ranks #22 of 82 inhabited villages in Karpi block.

Literacy rate%
60.5%
−5.1% vs Karpi block average
Chauhar
60.5%
Karpi block
65.5%
Arwal district
66.8%
Sex ratio♀ per 1000 ♂
881
−43 vs Karpi block average
Chauhar
881
Karpi block
924
Arwal district
929
Household sizepeople per home
6.0
+0.2 vs Karpi block average
Chauhar
6.0
Karpi block
5.8
Arwal district
5.9

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district totals of inhabited villages). Literacy = literates ÷ people aged 7+.

What Chauhar had in Census 2011

  • Primary school Available · 1 in the village
  • Primary health centre (PHC) Not available · nearest 5–10 km away
  • Treated tap water Not available
  • All-weather road Available
  • Public bus service Not available · nearest 5–10 km away
  • Power for homes Not available
  • Commercial bank Not available · nearest 5–10 km away
  • Mobile phone coverage Available

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Chauhar at a glance

Chauhar is a village of 2,690 people in 449 households (Census 2011) in Karpi block, Arwal district, Bihar, the 22nd of 82 inhabited villages in Karpi block by population. Literacy is 60.5%, 5.1 points below the block figure of 65.5%, and the sex ratio is 881 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 804419; the LGD village code is 260762. The population is estimated at about 3,420 in 2026 (+27.1% since 2011; scaled from Census 2011 by the state's official RGI projection, not a census count).

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Key facts — Chauhar

LGD village code260762
Pincode804419
Population (Census 2011)2,690
Population (estimate 2026)≈ 3,420 · +27.1% · estimate, not a census count
Households449
Households (estimate 2026)≈ 570 · estimate, not a census count
Literacy60.5%
Sex ratio881 ♀/1000♂
Workers1,025
Block / BlockKarpi
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Then & Now

Chauhar — Census 2011 to estimated 2026

Estimate · not a census count
Population · 2011
2,690
Census 2011 count
Population · 2026 (estimate)
≈ 3,420
estimate, not a census count
Households · 2011
449
Census 2011 count
Households · 2026 (estimate)
≈ 570
estimate, not a census count

Estimate for 2026 (scaled from Census 2011 by the state's official RGI projection; not a census count)

Method: the Census 2011 count × Bihar's projected population growth from 2011 to 2026 (+27.1%), from the official projections of the Technical Group on Population Projections (National Commission on Population, MoHFW, with the Registrar General of India), Table 21. The report projects no households, so households use the same ratio. Rounded; a single village can differ widely from its state's average. The next Census will replace these figures.

Population Projections for India and States 2011–2036 (nhm.gov.in, PDF) · Table 21 · checked on 2026-10-26

Demographics — Census 2011

Population, education & work

India's last full Census was in 2011; these are its village-level counts (Primary Census Abstract). The 2026 figures above are labelled estimates, not census counts.
Population
Population
2,690Census 2011
Male / female
1,430 / 1,260
Households
449
People per home
6.0
Education
Literacy rate
60.5%literates ÷ people aged 7+
Work
Workers
1,025
Work participation
38.1%workers ÷ population

Source: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India — Census 2011 Primary Census Abstract.

NFHS-5 (2019–21) · National Family Health Survey

Health & sanitation — Arwal district (NFHS-5, 2019–21)

District factsheet values published by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the International Institute for Population Sciences. Survey estimates for the whole district, not a census.

These are district-level figures for Arwal district, not figures for Chauhar.

Sex ratio at birth
815 ♀/1000♂
Children born in the last 5 years, females per 1,000 males
Female literacy
62.5%
Women age 15–49 who are literate
Electricity
97.4%
Population living in households with electricity
Improved sanitation
43.4%
Population living in households that use an improved sanitation facility
Children vaccinated
84.2%
Children age 12–23 months fully vaccinated (card or mother's recall)
Anaemia (women)
66.9%
All women age 15–49 who are anaemic
Institutional births
79.2%
Births in a health facility, in the 5 years before the survey
Stunting
45.6%
Children under 5 who are stunted (height-for-age)
Improved drinking water
99.9%
Population living in households with an improved drinking-water source
Clean cooking fuel
29.3%
Households using clean fuel for cooking
Health insurance
15.6%
Households with any usual member covered by a health insurance or financing scheme
Post-2011 updates

Scheme progress — Arwal district

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These are district-level figures for Arwal district, not figures for Chauhar.

PMAY-G (rural houses) is not shown: the ministry publishes no district-wise bulk dataset.

Approximate location

Chauhar on the map

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Chauhar · 25.1614° N, 84.7298° E

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Electoral profile

Lok SabhaJahanabad · Surendra Prasad Yadav (RJD), elected 2024
AssemblyKurtha · Pappu Kumar Verma (JD(U)), MLA since 2025

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  1. Where is Chauhar located?

    Chauhar is a village in Karpi block of Arwal district, Bihar, India.

  2. Which district is Chauhar in?

    Chauhar is in Arwal district of Bihar.

  3. Which gram panchayat does Chauhar belong to?

    Chauhar comes under the Chauhar Panchayat gram panchayat.

  4. How is Chauhar written in the local script?

    Chauhar is written चौहर.

  5. What is the pincode of Chauhar?

    The pincode of Chauhar, Karpi, Arwal is 804419.

  6. What is the population of Chauhar?

    As per the 2011 Census, Chauhar had a population of 2,690 (1,430 males and 1,260 females).

  7. How many households are there in Chauhar?

    Chauhar had 449 households at the 2011 Census.

  8. What is the area of Chauhar?

    Chauhar covers about 198 hectares.

  9. What is the literacy rate of Chauhar?

    The literacy rate of Chauhar was 60.5% at the 2011 Census (share of people aged 7 and above who are literate).

  10. What is the sex ratio of Chauhar?

    Chauhar had 881 females per 1,000 males at the 2011 Census.

  11. Which Lok Sabha constituency is Chauhar in?

    Chauhar is in the Jahanabad Lok Sabha constituency.

  12. Who is the MP for Chauhar?

    Surendra Prasad Yadav (Rashtriya Janata Dal) won the Jahanabad Lok Sabha seat, which includes Chauhar, in 2024.

  13. Which assembly constituency is Chauhar in?

    Chauhar is in the Kurtha assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituency.

  14. Who is the MLA for Chauhar?

    Pappu Kumar Verma (Janata Dal (United)) won the Kurtha assembly seat, which includes Chauhar, in 2025.

  15. Which development block is Chauhar in?

    Chauhar is in the Kapri (करपी) development block (Local Government Directory).

  16. What is the LGD code of Chauhar?

    The Local Government Directory (LGD) code of Chauhar is 260762 and its Census 2011 village code is 260762.

  17. Which villages are near Chauhar?

    Villages near Chauhar include Karpi (within ~8 km), Sahar (about 14 km), Goh (about 21 km), Kaler (about 24 km), Ular (about 25 km).

  18. What is the population of Chauhar in 2026?

    No census has been taken since 2011. Scaling Chauhar's Census 2011 population of 2,690 by Bihar's official RGI projection (+27.1% from 2011 to 2026) gives an estimate of about 3,420 people in 2026. This is an estimate, not a census count; the next Census will replace it.

  19. Who is the sarpanch of Chauhar?

    The sarpanch of Chauhar has not yet been verified on VoiceOfVillage. We publish a sarpanch's name only after they verify with an election certificate; until then the elected sarpanch is listed on the eGramSwaraj portal, by the State Election Commission and at the panchayat or block office.

Answers are built from the village's official records (LGD, Census 2011, Election Commission data). If something is wrong, verified residents can correct it after claiming.

Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record as of 2026-10-21
  • Pincode: LGD village–pincode mapping and India Post
  • Weather: Open-Meteo, live model estimate
  • 2026 estimates: Census 2011 × the state's growth in the RGI / National Commission on Population projections 2011–2036 (Table 21)
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), RBI IFSC lists, India Post
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Climate & El Niño

Pacific Ocean status (NOAA, 8 Oct 2026): El Niño Advisory

There is no El Niño forecast for individual villages. El Niño is a pattern in the Pacific Ocean; how much it changes rainfall here also depends on other conditions, and it does not mean drought everywhere.

Local rainfall estimates are not available yet.

Long-term district average for October: 33.3 mm (IMD normal, 1951–2000)

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Mandi prices · Arwal

Latest reports from markets in Arwal district, within the last 14 days.

Latest reports up to 28 Oct 2026. Prices in ₹ per quintal.

CommodityMarketMinMaxModalDate
Onion · LocalArwal APMC4,1004,3004,20028 Oct 2026
Potato · LocalArwal APMC1,0001,2001,10028 Oct 2026
Potato · DesiArwal APMC1,3001,5001,40023 Oct 2026

Source: AGMARKNET, Directorate of Marketing & Inspection, via data.gov.in (Government Open Data Licence – India). All markets →

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Nearby villages
Karpiwithin ~8 km
Saharabout 14 km
Gohabout 21 km
Kalerabout 24 km
Ularabout 25 km

Distances are approximate (India Post PIN code data).

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Schemes worth checking

  • PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi ↗ · Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare

    Income support of ₹6,000 a year, paid in three equal instalments, to land-holding farmer families.

  • Mahatma Gandhi NREGA ↗ · Ministry of Rural Development

    At least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment a year for rural households whose adults volunteer for unskilled manual work.

  • PMAY-Gramin ↗ · Ministry of Rural Development

    Assistance to build a house for eligible rural households.

  • Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY ↗ · National Health Authority

    Health cover for hospital treatment for eligible families.

  • National Food Security Act (ration) ↗ · Department of Food & Public Distribution

    Subsidised food grains through the public distribution system for eligible households.

  • National Social Assistance Programme (pensions) ↗ · Ministry of Rural Development

    Old-age pension for BPL persons aged 60 and above: ₹200 a month up to age 79 and ₹500 after; widow and disability pensions too.

  • PM Shram Yogi Maandhan ↗ · Ministry of Labour & Employment

    Assured pension of ₹3,000 a month at age 60 for unorganised workers who join and contribute.

  • Jan Suraksha (APY, PMJJBY, PMSBY) ↗ · Department of Financial Services

    Atal Pension Yojana and low-cost life and accident insurance schemes, opened through your bank.

  • Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana ↗ · Department of Financial Services

    Loans up to ₹10 lakh for non-farm small and micro enterprises (₹20 lakh after repaying an earlier Tarun loan).

  • Stand-Up India ↗ · Department of Financial Services

    Bank loans between ₹10 lakh and ₹1 crore for SC/ST and women entrepreneurs setting up a new enterprise.

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