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Chaura

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Utraula mandal
Pincode 271306
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Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Chaura observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Uttar Pradesh.

20 OctObserved in 36 states
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Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Uttar Pradesh

Ramlila through the nine nights and the burning of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhakarna effigies on Dussehra evening. Kullu Dussehra in Himachal begins on Vijayadashami and runs a week, with village deities carried to Dhalpur maidan.

The regional form observed across North India. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

Represented by
Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
LS
Mohanlalganj
PC 34 · SC
→VS
Mohanlalganj
AC 176 · SC
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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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JB
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Jameela bano
Contact: 95****5451
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LGD code
174139
Pincode
271306
Post office
Rehra Bazar
Population
555
Households
83
Literacy rate
56.2%
Sex ratio
844 ♀/1000♂
Workers
374
Census 2011 · in context

How Chaura compares

By population, Chaura ranks #312 of 363 villages in Utraula mandal.

Literacy rate
%
56.2%
+13.2% vs mandal average
Chaura56.2%
Utraula mandal43.0%
Balrampur district40.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
844
−145 vs mandal average
Chaura844
Utraula mandal989
Household size
people per home
6.7
Same as the mandal average
Chaura6.7
Utraula mandal6.7

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Chaura at a glance

Chaura is a village of 555 people in 83 households (Census 2011) in Utraula tehsil, Balrampur district, Uttar Pradesh, the 312th-largest of 363 villages in Utraula tehsil. Literacy is 56%, 13 points above the tehsil average of 43% and the sex ratio is 844 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 271306, served by Rehra Bazar post office; the LGD village code is 174139. The sarpanch is Jameela bano , and the village votes in Mohanlalganj assembly constituency, represented by MLA Amresh Kumar. The population is estimated at 654 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chaura

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
No
Power hours (summer)
8
Power hours (winter)
8
Primary school
0
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
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
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
MANKAPUR
Distance to nearest town (km)
17
Distance to district HQ (km)
70
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
32
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
MADHO CHAURA
Total area (ha)
123
Irrigated area (ha)
61.07
Forest area (ha)
36.25

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

Notice board · Chaura

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Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Chaura

LGD code
174139
Pincode
271306
Post office
Rehra Bazar
Population (Census 2011)
555
Population (projected 2026)
654
Households
83
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
844
Literacy rate
56.2%
Lok Sabha constituency
Mohanlalganj
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Mohanlalganj
Member of Parliament
R. K. Chaudhary
Member of Legislative Assembly
Amresh Kumar
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Jameela bano
Block / Mandal
Utraula
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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