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About Chowki Village

Chowki is a small village in Kotkasim tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 448, made up of 241 males and 207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 859 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chowki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chowki village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Alwar
Tehsil Kotkasim
Pincode 301702
Area (hectares) 161 hectares
Population 448
Male Population 241
Female Population 207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 859
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chowki compares

By the 2011 count Chowki is the 96th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,190 residents. Its 161 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Chowki

Chowki is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chowki as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Chowki from other places

Chowki lies about 54 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Bawal, about 17 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 Chowki
Tehsil headquarters Kotkasim 2.4 km
Nearest town Tijāra 16 km
Nearest railway station Bawal 17 km
District headquarters Alwar 54 km

Villages closest to Chowki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chowki village had a population of 448. That makes it the 96th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,190 residents.

Chowki village has 241 males and 207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chowki has about 859 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Chowki is 301702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chowki covers 161 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chowki falls under Kotkasim tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Chowki is Bawal, about 17 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 <5 km distance for Chowki.

Chowki is about 54 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chowki is in Kotkasim tehsil of Alwar district. Kotkasim is about 2.4 km away. Tijāra is about 16 km away. Bawal is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Daika (under 2 km), Jamalpur (2.0 km) and Sherpur (2.1 km).

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

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