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Chauri

Harraiya mandal
Pincode 272129
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Chauri is a village in Harraiya mandal, Basti district, Uttar Pradesh. With a population of 2,485 across 404 households, it has a literacy rate of 67.4%. The village is located at coordinates 30.087°N, 78.962°E with postal code 272129.

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ashish gupta
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LGD code
179153
Pincode
272129
Post office
Shankarpur
Population
2,485
Households
404
Literacy rate
67.4%
Sex ratio
934 ♀/1000♂
Workers
721
Distance to district centre
364 km
Distance to mandal centre
369 km
Distance to Lucknow
409 km
Distance to Delhi
236 km
Nearest railway station
Kotdwara · 57 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Chipalghat · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Chauri compares

By population, Chauri ranks #32 of 1527 villages in Harraiya mandal.

Literacy rate
%
67.4%
+11.5% vs mandal average
Chauri
67.4%
Harraiya mandal
55.9%
Basti district
56.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
934
−33 vs mandal average
Chauri
934
Harraiya mandal
967
Household size
people per home
6.2
−0.3 vs mandal average
Chauri
6.2
Harraiya mandal
6.5

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

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Chauri at a glance

Chauri is a village of 2,485 people in 404 households (Census 2011) in Harraiya tehsil, Basti district, Uttar Pradesh, the 32nd-largest of 1527 villages in Harraiya tehsil. Literacy is 67%, 12 points above the tehsil average of 56% and the sex ratio is 934 women per 1,000 men. It lies 364 km from the Basti district centre, 16 km from Kulheri, the nearest town, 57 km from Kotdwara railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 272129, served by Shankarpur post office; the LGD village code is 179153. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Chipalghat, 5 km away. The sarpanch is ashish gupta, and the village votes in Sandila assembly constituency, represented by MLA Alka Singh. The population is estimated at 2,930 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Chauri

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chauri

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)
12
Power hours (winter)
10
Primary school
1
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
No
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
BASTI
Distance to nearest town (km)
0
Distance to district HQ (km)
0
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
32
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
CHAURI
Total area (ha)
250.87
Irrigated area (ha)
127.53
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Key facts — Chauri

LGD code
179153
Pincode
272129
Post office
Shankarpur
Population (Census 2011)
2,485
Population (projected 2026)
2,930
Households
404
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
934
Literacy rate
67.4%
Coordinates
30.08699°N, 78.96243°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Misrikh
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Sandila
Member of Parliament
Ashok Kumar Rawat
Member of Legislative Assembly
Alka Singh
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
ashish gupta
Block / Mandal
Harraiya
Getting there

How to reach Chauri

Mandal centre
Harraiya · ≈ 369 km
≈ 12 h 37 min by car · 14 h 59 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Basti · ≈ 364 km
≈ 12 h 28 min by car · 14 h 48 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,444 people
Kulheri · ≈ 16 km
≈ 33 min by car · 39 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Lucknow409 kmcapital
  • Delhi236 km
  • Kolkata1254 km
  • Mumbai1370 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKotdwara57 km
  • Bus stopRatkot21 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Chipalghat5 km
  • ATM / bankPolytechnic SBI ATM24 km
  • Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum21 km
  • CollegeUttarakhand University of Horticulture & Forestry5 km
  • Police stationRudraprayag Police Station22 km
Education · within 5 km

Schools & colleges near Chauri

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  • 🎓Uttarakhand University of Horticulture & ForestryCollege4.8 km ↗
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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, 2026-09-13
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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