| Cheraut | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | Bihar#India |
| Coordinates: | 26.5339°N 85.7939°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Type3: | Subdivision |
| Subdivision Name1: | Bihar |
| Subdivision Name2: | Sitamarhi |
| Subdivision Name3: | Charaut |
| Government Type: | Sarpanch |
| Area Total Km2: | 24.35 |
| Elevation M: | 63 |
| Population Total: | 35976 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Common |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi, Maithili |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 843819 |
| Area Code: | 06226 |
| Area Code Type: | STD code |
| Registration Plate: | BR-30 |
Cheraut, or Charaut, is a town and the administrative center of Choraut Block, Sitamarhi District, Bihar, India. It is near India's northern border with Nepal, approximately 30 kilometres east of the district capital Sitamarhi. With a population of 35,976 in 2011, it is the most populous settlement within Choraut Block.[1]
Cheraut is situated along the National Highway 527C. The town has a total area of 2435 hectares.
As of 2011, there were 8,342 households in Cheraut. 52.56% of the population were male and 47.44% of the population were female. The overall literacy rate was 46.30%, with 54.43% of the male residents and 37.29% of the female residents being literate.