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About Chauki Village

Chauki is a mid sized village in Lakhnadon tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 744, made up of 348 males and 396 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,138 females per 1000 males. The village covers 274.59 hectares hectares.

Chauki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chauki village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Lakhnadon
Area (hectares) 274.59 hectares
Population 744
Male Population 348
Female Population 396
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,138
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chauki compares

By the 2011 count Chauki is the 73rd largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 675 residents. Its 274.59 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

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 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 Chauki from other places

Chauki lies about 73 km from Seoni, and the nearest railway station is Binaiki, about 13 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
Nearest railway station Binaiki 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Lakhnadon 22 km
Nearest town Nainpur 46 km
District headquarters Seoni 73 km

Villages closest to Chauki

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lakhnadon 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 744. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 675 residents.

Chauki village has 348 males and 396 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chauki has about 1138 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Chauki covers 274.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chauki falls under Lakhnadon tehsil of Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chauki is Binaiki, about 13 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 - 10 km distance for Chauki.

Chauki is about 73 km from Seoni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chauki is in Lakhnadon tehsil of Seoni district. Binaiki is about 13 km away. Lakhnadon is about 22 km away. Nainpur is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bawali (1.8 km), Thanwari (2.6 km) and Rahlon Khurd (3.1 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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