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About Chokhanda Village

Chokhanda is a mid sized village in Khaknar tehsil, in the district of Burhanpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 943, made up of 466 males and 477 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 441.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 450341, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chokhanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chokhanda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Burhanpur
Tehsil Khaknar
Pincode 450341
Area (hectares) 441.89 hectares
Population 943
Male Population 466
Female Population 477
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chokhanda compares

By the 2011 count Chokhanda is the 61st largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,645 residents. Its 441.89 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Chokhanda

Chokhanda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chokhanda as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Chokhanda from other places

Chokhanda lies about 61 km from Burhanpur, and the nearest railway station is Thukaithad, about 14 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 Chokhanda
Nearest railway station Thukaithad 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Khaknar 26 km
Nearest town Nepānagar 41 km
District headquarters Burhanpur 61 km

Villages closest to Chokhanda

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

Common questions about Chokhanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Chokhanda village had a population of 943. That makes it the 61st largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,645 residents.

Chokhanda village has 466 males and 477 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chokhanda has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Chokhanda is 450341. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chokhanda covers 441.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chokhanda falls under Khaknar tehsil of Burhanpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chokhanda is Thukaithad, about 14 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chokhanda.

Chokhanda is about 61 km from Burhanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chokhanda is in Khaknar tehsil of Burhanpur district. Thukaithad is about 14 km away. Khaknar is about 26 km away. Nepānagar is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balapat (1.7 km), Pipri Borban Ryt (3.4 km) and Daiyat (5.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Chokhanda today is likely to be higher.

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