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About Chauka Village

Chauka is a mid sized village in Pharenda tehsil, in the district of Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,193, made up of 636 males and 557 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 174.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chauka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chauka village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mahrajganj
Tehsil Pharenda
Pincode 273161
Area (hectares) 174.99 hectares
Population 1,193
Male Population 636
Female Population 557
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chauka compares

By the 2011 count Chauka is the 137th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,124 residents. Its 174.99 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

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 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 47 km from Mahrajganj, and the nearest railway station is Uska Bazar, about 9.7 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 railway station Uska Bazar 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Pharenda 12 km
Nearest town Mehndāwal 16 km
District headquarters Mahrajganj 47 km

Villages closest to Chauka

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pharenda 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 1,193. That makes it the 137th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,124 residents.

Chauka village has 636 males and 557 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chauka has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Chauka is 273161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chauka covers 174.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chauka falls under Pharenda tehsil of Mahrajganj district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chauka is Uska Bazar, about 9.7 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chauka.

Chauka is about 47 km from Mahrajganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chauka is in Pharenda tehsil of Mahrajganj district. Uska Bazar is about 9.7 km away. Pharenda is about 12 km away. Mehndāwal is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhani (under 2 km), Mahuari (1.6 km) and Kanapar Urf Ram Nagar (2.5 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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