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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 233110
- Pincode
- 841403
- Post office
- Baniapur
- Population
- 2,785
- Households
- 426
- Literacy rate
- 35.2%
- Sex ratio
- 939 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 945
Census 2011 · in context
How Chorauan compares
By population, Chorauan ranks #32 of 114 villages in Baniapur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
35.2%
−19.7% vs mandal average
- Chorauan
- 35.2%
- Baniapur mandal
- 54.9%
- Saran district
- 54.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
939
−50 vs mandal average
- Chorauan
- 939
- Baniapur mandal
- 989
Household size
people per home
6.5
+0.3 vs mandal average
- Chorauan
- 6.5
- Baniapur mandal
- 6.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chorauan at a glance
Chorauan is a village of 2,785 people in 426 households (Census 2011) in Baniapur block, Saran district, Bihar, the 32nd-largest of 114 villages in Baniapur block. Literacy is 35%, 20 points below the block average of 55% and the sex ratio is 939 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 841403, served by Baniapur post office; the LGD village code is 233110. The village votes in Alinagar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Maithili Thakur. The population is estimated at 3,284 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Bedauli →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chorauan · this village | 2,785 | 35% | — |
| Bedauli · Baniapur | 2,935 | 56% | — |
| Harpur · Baniapur | 2,444 | 50% | — |
| Harakhpura · Baniapur | 1,840 | 57% | — |
| Nadauan · Baniapur | 1,786 | 60% | — |
| Bhagwanpur · Baniapur | 1,374 | 50% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chorauan
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 8
- Power hours (winter)
- 6
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- CHAPRA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 21
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 30
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BEDAULI
- Total area (ha)
- 142
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 129
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Chorauan
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Chorauan
- LGD code
- 233110
- Pincode
- 841403
- Post office
- Baniapur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,785
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,284
- Households
- 426
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 939
- Literacy rate
- 35.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Darbhanga
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Alinagar
- Member of Parliament
- Gopal Jee Thakur
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Maithili Thakur
- Block / Mandal
- Baniapur
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 841403
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Chorauan
Other villages in Baniapur mandal
View all 60+ →- Kanhauli Manohar
- Dhangaraha
- Paighambarpur
- Karah
- Baniyapur
- Lauwa Kalan
- Kamta
- Harpur
- Satua
- Sarea
- Goapipar Panti
- Berui
- Ibrahimpur
- Pithauri
- Karahi
- Maricha
- Pachmahla
- Pirauta Khas Ghurahu
- Sisai
- Manopali
- Pipra
- Hafizpur
- Sarmi
- Menruka
- Suhai Gajan
- Shekhpura
- Amanw
- Bhithi
- Bedauli
- Bhaiya Ramki Dhauri
- Pirauta Megha
- Dhobwal
- Siripur
- Dhanawn
- Bhuidhara
- Katsa
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)