# Chaukna Village, Deo, Aurangabad (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Deo, Aurangabad 

# Chaukna

Chaukna is a village in Deo sub-district of Aurangabad district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **358 people in 51 households**, the 101st largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.9%.

- 358people (2011)
- 51households
- 71.6%literacy
- 967females per 1,000 males

## Chaukna PIN code and other codes

Chaukna falls in Deo sub-district, Aurangabad district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKharkani
- Community development blockDeo
- Census village code254308

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Chaukna from nearby towns?

- Deo (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Aurangabad (district HQ)10 km by road
- Aurangabad (nearest town)10 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Chaukna?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Chaukna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Maharajganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Aurangabad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Chaukna known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 85 hectares of village land is sown, and 47 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Chaukna

Of every 100 households in Chaukna in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chaukna · ■ Deo rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**81%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****74%**

**45%

Television ****0%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Chaukna?

■ Chaukna · ■ Deo rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.6%**

**68.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****784**

**955

Working population ****52.5%**

**32.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.5% for men and 57.8% for women. 52% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 104 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (3%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 77 (41%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Deo

- Majhauli375 people
- Chainpur366 people
- Chauria364 people
- Pathra359 people
- Dhanjaia358 people
- Chandli345 people
- Murarpur343 people
- Bishunpur340 people

[All 121 villages in Deo](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/aurangabad/deo/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chaukna from Aurangabad?10 km by road
- What is the population of Chaukna?358 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chaukna in?Aurangabad district (Deo sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chaukna?71.6% (Census 2011)