About Chauke Village

Chauke is a mid sized village in Malwan tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,749, made up of 870 males and 879 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 853.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416605, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chauke Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chauke village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Sindhudurg
Tehsil	Malwan
Pincode	416605
Area (hectares)	853.43 hectares
Population	1,749
Male Population	870
Female Population	879
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 Chauke compares

By the 2011 count Chauke is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 699 residents. Its 853.43 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1067.

Getting to Chauke

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

Chauke lies about 42 km from Sindhudurg, and the nearest railway station is Kudal, about 15 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 Chauke
Tehsil headquarters	Malwan	8.8 km
Nearest railway station	Kudal	15 km
Nearest town	Sāvantvādi	34 km
District headquarters	Sindhudurg	42 km

Villages closest to Chauke

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

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Common questions about Chauke

As per the Census of India 2011, Chauke village had a population of 1,749. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 699 residents.

Chauke village has 870 males and 879 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chauke has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1067.

The pincode recorded for Chauke is 416605. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chauke covers 853.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chauke falls under Malwan tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chauke is Kudal, about 15 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 Chauke.

Chauke is about 42 km from Sindhudurg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chauke is in Malwan tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Malwan is about 8.8 km away. Kudal is about 15 km away. Sāvantvādi is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.