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About Chauka Village

Chauka is a mid sized village in Kulpahar tehsil, in the district of Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,783, made up of 950 males and 833 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 856.16 hectares hectares.

Chauka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chauka village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mahoba
Tehsil Kulpahar
Area (hectares) 856.16 hectares
Population 1,783
Male Population 950
Female Population 833
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chauka compares

By the 2011 count Chauka is the 53rd largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents. Its 856.16 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 872.

Getting to Chauka

Chauka is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chauka as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Chauka from other places

Chauka lies about 40 km from Mahoba, and the nearest railway station is Bela Tal, about 20 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 Chauka
Nearest town Nowgong 11 km
Nearest railway station Bela Tal 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Kulpahar 27 km
District headquarters Mahoba 40 km

Villages closest to Chauka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chauka village had a population of 1,783. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents.

Chauka village has 950 males and 833 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chauka has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 872.

Chauka covers 856.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chauka falls under Kulpahar tehsil of Mahoba district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chauka is Bela Tal, about 20 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chauka.

Chauka is about 40 km from Mahoba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chauka is in Kulpahar tehsil of Mahoba district. Nowgong is about 11 km away. Bela Tal is about 20 km away. Kulpahar is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salaiya Maph (3.5 km), Karra (3.6 km) and Rajpura (4.2 km).

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

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