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About Chauke Village

Chauke is a small village in Rajapur tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 284, made up of 124 males and 160 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,290 females per 1000 males. The village covers 289.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chauke Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chauke village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Rajapur
Pincode 416702
Area (hectares) 289.47 hectares
Population 284
Male Population 124
Female Population 160
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,290
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 Chauke compares

By the 2011 count Chauke is the 180th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 289.47 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1229.

Getting to Chauke

Chauke is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chauke 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. The nearest villages by name are Bhandar Sakhari, Bharade, Bharadin and Bhoo. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Chauke

As per the Census of India 2011, Chauke village had a population of 284. That makes it the 180th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Chauke village has 124 males and 160 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chauke has about 1290 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1229.

The pincode recorded for Chauke is 416702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chauke covers 289.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chauke falls under Rajapur tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Chauke notes the nearest railway station 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 Chauke.

Chauke is in Rajapur tehsil of Ratnagiri district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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