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About Chokhala Village

Chokhala is a mid sized village in Ramtek tehsil, in the district of Nagpur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,049, made up of 522 males and 527 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 395.26 hectares hectares.

Chokhala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chokhala village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nagpur
Tehsil Ramtek
Area (hectares) 395.26 hectares
Population 1,049
Male Population 522
Female Population 527
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chokhala compares

By the 2011 count Chokhala is the 36th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 939 residents. Its 395.26 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 961.

Getting to Chokhala

Chokhala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chokhala as Available within village. 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 Chokhala from other places

Chokhala lies about 40 km from Nagpur, and the nearest railway station is Tharsa, about 7.6 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 Chokhala
Nearest railway station Tharsa 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramtek 13 km
Nearest town Rāmtek 13 km
District headquarters Nagpur 40 km

Villages closest to Chokhala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chokhala village had a population of 1,049. That makes it the 36th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 939 residents.

Chokhala village has 522 males and 527 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chokhala has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

Chokhala covers 395.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chokhala falls under Ramtek tehsil of Nagpur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chokhala is Tharsa, about 7.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chokhala.

Chokhala is about 40 km from Nagpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chokhala is in Ramtek tehsil of Nagpur district. Tharsa is about 7.6 km away. Ramtek is about 13 km away. Rāmtek is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Wadegaon (1.6 km), Kirnapur (2.3 km) and Masala (2.6 km).

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

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