About Chauka Village

Chauka is a mid sized village in Chandil tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,492, made up of 780 males and 712 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chauka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chauka village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil	Chandil
Pincode	832404
Area (hectares)	126 hectares
Population	1,492
Male Population	780
Female Population	712
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	913
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chauka compares

By the 2011 count Chauka is the 22nd largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,064 residents. Its 126 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Chauka

Chauka is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chauka as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chauka from other places

Chauka lies about 26 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Bakarkudi, about 2.9 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Chauka
Nearest railway station	Bakarkudi	2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chandil	15 km
Nearest town	Balarāmpur	26 km
District headquarters	Saraikela Kharsawan	26 km

Villages closest to Chauka

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chandil tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Chauka

As per the Census of India 2011, Chauka village had a population of 1,492. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,064 residents.

Chauka village has 780 males and 712 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chauka has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Chauka is 832404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chauka covers 126 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chauka falls under Chandil tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chauka is Bakarkudi, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chauka.

Chauka is about 26 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chauka is in Chandil tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Bakarkudi is about 2.9 km away. Chandil is about 15 km away. Balarāmpur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.