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About Chouka Village

Chouka is a small village in Silwani tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 366, made up of 187 males and 179 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170.237 hectares hectares.

Chouka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chouka village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Silwani
Area (hectares) 170.237 hectares
Population 366
Male Population 187
Female Population 179
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chouka compares

By the 2011 count Chouka is the 130th largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 576 residents. Its 170.237 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Chouka

Chouka is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chouka as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Chouka from other places

Chouka lies about 63 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Salichauka Road, about 60 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 Chouka
Tehsil headquarters Silwani 4.1 km
Nearest town Begamganj 33 km
Nearest railway station Salichauka Road 60 km
District headquarters Raisen 63 km

Villages closest to Chouka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chouka village had a population of 366. That makes it the 130th largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 576 residents.

Chouka village has 187 males and 179 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chouka has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 920.

Chouka covers 170.237 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chouka falls under Silwani tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chouka is Salichauka Road, about 60 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chouka.

Chouka is about 63 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chouka is in Silwani tehsil of Raisen district. Silwani is about 4.1 km away. Begamganj is about 33 km away. Salichauka Road is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chauka (under 2 km), Ranipura (under 2 km) and Bareli (1.8 km).

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

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