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About Chowk Village

Chowk is one of the larger villages in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,821, made up of 5,063 males and 4,758 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 735.5 hectares hectares.

Chowk Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chowk village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mahrajganj
Tehsil Maharajganj
Area (hectares) 735.5 hectares
Population 9,821
Male Population 5,063
Female Population 4,758
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940

How Chowk compares

By the 2011 count Chowk is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents. Its 735.5 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

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 Chowk

As per the Census of India 2011, Chowk village had a population of 9,821. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents.

Chowk village has 5,063 males and 4,758 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chowk has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

Chowk covers 735.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chowk falls under Maharajganj tehsil of Mahrajganj district in Uttar Pradesh.

Chowk is in Maharajganj tehsil of Mahrajganj district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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