About Chaukul Village

Chaukul is a mid sized village in Sawantwadi tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,254, made up of 591 males and 663 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,122 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1590 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416510, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaukul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaukul village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Sindhudurg
Tehsil	Sawantwadi
Pincode	416510
Area (hectares)	1590 hectares
Population	1,254
Male Population	591
Female Population	663
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,122
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chaukul compares

By the 2011 count Chaukul is the 36th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents. Its 1590 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 1043.

Getting to Chaukul

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

Chaukul lies about 13 km from Sindhudurg, and the nearest railway station is Madure, about 26 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 Chaukul
District headquarters	Sindhudurg	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sawantwadi	23 km
Nearest town	Sāvantvādi	23 km
Nearest railway station	Madure	26 km

Villages closest to Chaukul

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaukul village had a population of 1,254. That makes it the 36th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents.

Chaukul village has 591 males and 663 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaukul has about 1122 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1043.

The pincode recorded for Chaukul is 416510. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaukul covers 1590 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.

Chaukul falls under Sawantwadi tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chaukul is Madure, about 26 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 Chaukul.

Chaukul is about 13 km from Sindhudurg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaukul is in Sawantwadi tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Sindhudurg is about 13 km away. Sawantwadi is about 23 km away. Sāvantvādi is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.