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About Chokhanda Village

Chokhanda is a small village in Jirapur tehsil, in the district of Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 458, made up of 234 males and 224 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118.8 hectares hectares.

Chokhanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chokhanda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Rajgarh
Tehsil Jirapur
Area (hectares) 118.8 hectares
Population 458
Male Population 234
Female Population 224
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
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 109th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 836 residents. Its 118.8 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 996.

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 36 km from Rajgarh, and the nearest railway station is Jhalarapatan, about 52 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
Tehsil headquarters Jirapur 9.1 km
District headquarters Rajgarh 36 km
Nearest railway station Jhalarapatan 52 km

Villages closest to Chokhanda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jirapur 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 458. That makes it the 109th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 836 residents.

Chokhanda village has 234 males and 224 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chokhanda has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 996.

Chokhanda covers 118.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chokhanda falls under Jirapur tehsil of Rajgarh district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chokhanda is Jhalarapatan, about 52 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 36 km from Rajgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chokhanda is in Jirapur tehsil of Rajgarh district. Jirapur is about 9.1 km away. Rajgarh is about 36 km away. Jhalarapatan is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Govindpura (under 2 km), Ker Khedi (under 2 km) and Shyampura (2.0 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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