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About Chauka Village

Chauka is a small village in Pipariya tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 115, made up of 58 males and 57 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 363.96 hectares hectares.

Chauka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chauka village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Pipariya
Area (hectares) 363.96 hectares
Population 115
Male Population 58
Female Population 57
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chauka compares

By the 2011 count Chauka is the 133rd largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 760 residents. Its 363.96 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Chauka

Chauka is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chauka as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 128 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Achalpur, about 54 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
Tehsil headquarters Pipariya 28 km
Nearest railway station Achalpur 54 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 128 km

Villages closest to Chauka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chauka village had a population of 115. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 760 residents.

Chauka village has 58 males and 57 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chauka has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 916.

Chauka covers 363.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chauka falls under Pipariya tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chauka is Achalpur, about 54 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chauka.

Chauka is about 128 km from Hoshangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chauka is in Pipariya tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Pipariya is about 28 km away. Achalpur is about 54 km away. Hoshangabad is about 128 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khaira (13 km), Khairua (13 km) and Pali (15 km).

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

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