# Chok Village, Palitana, Bhavnagar (Gujarat) – PIN Code

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Village · Palitana, Bhavnagar 

# Chok

Chok is a village in Palitana sub-district of Bhavnagar district, Gujarat, PIN code **364510**. The 2011 Census counted **1,833 people in 298 households**, the 41st largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%.

- 1,833people (2011)
- 298households
- 77.2%literacy
- 364510PIN code

## Chok PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chok is 364510.** Chok falls in Palitana sub-district, Bhavnagar district, Gujarat.

- PIN code364510
- Gram panchayatChok
- Community development blockPalitana
- Census village code516541

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

## How far is Chok from nearby towns?

- Palitana (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Bhavnagar (district HQ)85 km by road
- Palitana (nearest town)30 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 Chok?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Chok; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jesar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Palitana
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palitana
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Chok known for?

The main crops are **ground nut, cotton and pearlmillet/bajra**. About 15% of the 1,510 hectares of village land is sown, and 157 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 Chok

Of every 100 households in Chok in 2011, 91 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Chok · ■ Palitana rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**70%

Tap water ****54%**

**63%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**58%

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

**14%

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

**81%

Use banking services ****32%**

**45%

Television ****32%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**34%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****36%**

**15%

Own their home ****97%**

**94%

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 Chok?

■ Chok · ■ Palitana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.2%**

**72.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****880**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****722**

**927

Working population ****44.0%**

**42.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.1% for men and 64.1% for women. 54% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 135 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 358 (44%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 108 (13%) · **■** Marginal 204 (25%)

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 Palitana

- Dedarada1,865 people
- Samadhiyala1,858 people
- Bhandariya1,851 people
- Piparadi1,841 people
- Sanjanasar1,763 people
- Depla1,710 people
- Lapaliya1,645 people
- Anida1,591 people

[All 93 villages in Palitana](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/bhavnagar/palitana/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chok?364510
- How far is Chok from Bhavnagar?85 km by road
- What is the population of Chok?1,833 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chok in?Bhavnagar district (Palitana sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Chok?77.2% (Census 2011)
