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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
kavita devi
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- LGD code
- 254141
- Pincode
- 824123
- Post office
- Kutumba
- Population
- 1,448
- Households
- 194
- Literacy rate
- 63.9%
- Sex ratio
- 981 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 419
Census 2011 · in context
How Choraha compares
By population, Choraha ranks #45 of 230 villages in Kutumba mandal.
Literacy rate
%
63.9%
+7.1% vs mandal average
Choraha63.9%
Kutumba mandal56.8%
Aurangabad district57.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
981
+42 vs mandal average
Choraha981
Kutumba mandal939
Household size
people per home
7.5
+0.8 vs mandal average
Choraha7.5
Kutumba mandal6.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Choraha at a glance
Choraha is a village of 1,448 people in 194 households (Census 2011) in Kutumba block, Aurangabad district, Bihar, the 45th-largest of 230 villages in Kutumba block. Literacy is 64%, 7 points above the block average of 57% and the sex ratio is 981 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 824123, served by Kutumba post office; the LGD village code is 254141. The sarpanch is kavita devi, and the village votes in Bakhri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sanjay Kumar. The population is estimated at 1,707 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Bharaundha →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Choraha · this village | 1,448 | 64% | — |
| Bharaundha · Kutumba | 2,295 | 65% | — |
| Anjania · Kutumba | 1,994 | 63% | — |
| Kusma Basdiha · Kutumba | 1,841 | 60% | — |
| Simra Telpura · Kutumba | 1,168 | 56% | — |
| Mansara · Kutumba | 951 | 61% | — |
| Pokhrahi · Kutumba | 606 | 64% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Choraha
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 3
- Power hours (winter)
- 4
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- AURANGABAD
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 15
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 15
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Bharaundha
- Total area (ha)
- 197.43
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 164.94
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Choraha
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Choraha
- LGD code
- 254141
- Pincode
- 824123
- Post office
- Kutumba
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,448
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,707
- Households
- 194
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 981
- Literacy rate
- 63.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Begusarai
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bakhri
- Member of Parliament
- Giriraj Singh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sanjay Kumar
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- kavita devi
- Block / Mandal
- Kutumba
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-21
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)