About Chauka Village

Chauka is a mid sized village in Pindra tehsil, in the district of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,578, made up of 823 males and 755 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 221202, 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	Varanasi
Tehsil	Pindra
Pincode	221202
Area (hectares)	82.36 hectares
Population	1,578
Male Population	823
Female Population	755
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	917
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chauka compares

By the 2011 count Chauka is the 130th largest of the 401 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents. Its 82.36 hectares work out to about 19 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 975.

Getting to Chauka

Chauka is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chauka as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 73 km from Varanasi, and the nearest railway station is Jigna, about under 2 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	Jigna	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pindra	13 km
Nearest town	Gyānpur	25 km
District headquarters	Varanasi	73 km

Villages closest to Chauka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chauka village had a population of 1,578. That makes it the 130th largest of the 401 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents.

Chauka village has 823 males and 755 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chauka has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Chauka is 221202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chauka covers 82.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chauka falls under Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chauka is Jigna, about under 2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chauka.

Chauka is about 73 km from Varanasi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chauka is in Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district. Jigna is about under 2 km away. Pindra is about 13 km away. Gyānpur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.