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About Chauki Village

Chauki is a small village in Shyampur tehsil, in the district of Sehore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 446, made up of 245 males and 201 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 820 females per 1000 males. The village covers 552.81 hectares hectares.

Chauki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chauki village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sehore
Tehsil Shyampur
Area (hectares) 552.81 hectares
Population 446
Male Population 245
Female Population 201
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 820
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chauki compares

By the 2011 count Chauki is the 108th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,056 residents. Its 552.81 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Chauki

Chauki is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chauki as Available within <5 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 Chauki from other places

Chauki lies about 54 km from Sehore, and the nearest railway station is Mohammad Khera, about 9.8 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 Chauki
Tehsil headquarters Shyampur 8.3 km
Nearest town Shujālpur 9.7 km
Nearest railway station Mohammad Khera 9.8 km
District headquarters Sehore 54 km

Villages closest to Chauki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chauki village had a population of 446. That makes it the 108th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,056 residents.

Chauki village has 245 males and 201 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chauki has about 820 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 906.

Chauki covers 552.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chauki falls under Shyampur tehsil of Sehore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chauki is Mohammad Khera, about 9.8 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 10+ km distance for Chauki.

Chauki is about 54 km from Sehore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chauki is in Shyampur tehsil of Sehore district. Shyampur is about 8.3 km away. Shujālpur is about 9.7 km away. Mohammad Khera is about 9.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bheela Khedi (2.5 km), Bhoja Khedi (2.5 km) and Kaku Khedi (2.5 km).

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

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