About Chauka Village

Chauka is a small village in Silwani tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 402, made up of 206 males and 196 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 603 hectares hectares.

Chauka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chauka village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Raisen
Tehsil	Silwani
Area (hectares)	603 hectares
Population	402
Male Population	206
Female Population	196
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available

How Chauka compares

By the 2011 count Chauka is the 113th largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 576 residents. Its 603 hectares work out to about 0.7 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, a little above the tehsil average of 920.

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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chauka from other places

Chauka 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 Chauka
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 Chauka

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.

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Common questions about Chauka

As per the Census of India 2011, Chauka village had a population of 402. That makes it the 113th largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 576 residents.

Chauka village has 206 males and 196 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chauka has about 951 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.

Chauka covers 603 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Chauka is Salichauka Road, about 60 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

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

Chauka 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.