About Chaukwa Village

Chaukwa is a mid sized village in Bhanpur tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,302, made up of 685 males and 617 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272190, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaukwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaukwa village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Basti
Tehsil	Bhanpur
Pincode	272190
Area (hectares)	31.19 hectares
Population	1,302
Male Population	685
Female Population	617
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	901
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chaukwa compares

By the 2011 count Chaukwa is the 68th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 850 residents. Its 31.19 hectares work out to about 42 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Chaukwa

Chaukwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chaukwa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chaukwa from other places

Chaukwa lies about 156 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Birapatti, about 5.6 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 Chaukwa
Nearest railway station	Birapatti	5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhanpur	10 km
Nearest town	Varanasi	11 km
District headquarters	Basti	156 km

Villages closest to Chaukwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaukwa village had a population of 1,302. That makes it the 68th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 850 residents.

Chaukwa village has 685 males and 617 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaukwa has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Chaukwa is 272190. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaukwa covers 31.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 42 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chaukwa falls under Bhanpur tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chaukwa is Birapatti, about 5.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chaukwa.

Chaukwa is about 156 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaukwa is in Bhanpur tehsil of Basti district. Birapatti is about 5.6 km away. Bhanpur is about 10 km away. Varanasi is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.