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About Chaukheda Village

Chaukheda is a mid sized village in Nowgong tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,018, made up of 554 males and 464 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 838 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163.99 hectares hectares.

Chaukheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaukheda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Nowgong
Area (hectares) 163.99 hectares
Population 1,018
Male Population 554
Female Population 464
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 838
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chaukheda compares

By the 2011 count Chaukheda is the 42nd largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,677 residents. Its 163.99 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Chaukheda

Chaukheda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chaukheda 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 Chaukheda from other places

Chaukheda lies about 21 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Bela Tal, about 20 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 Chaukheda
Tehsil headquarters Nowgong 11 km
Nearest railway station Bela Tal 20 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 21 km

Villages closest to Chaukheda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaukheda village had a population of 1,018. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,677 residents.

Chaukheda village has 554 males and 464 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaukheda has about 838 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 907.

Chaukheda covers 163.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chaukheda falls under Nowgong tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chaukheda is Bela Tal, about 20 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 Chaukheda.

Chaukheda is about 21 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaukheda is in Nowgong tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Nowgong is about 11 km away. Bela Tal is about 20 km away. Chhatarpur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khurda (under 2 km), Pannpura (2.2 km) and Manpura (2.6 km).

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

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