# Chokhanda Village, Khaknar, Burhanpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Khaknar, Burhanpur 

# Chokhanda

Chokhanda is a village in Khaknar sub-district of Burhanpur district, Madhya Pradesh, PIN code **450341**. The 2011 Census counted **943 people in 186 households**, the 61st largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.4%.

- 943people (2011)
- 186households
- 63.3%literacy
- 450341PIN code

## Chokhanda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chokhanda is 450341.** Chokhanda falls in Khaknar sub-district, Burhanpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- PIN code450341
- Community development blockKhaknar
- Census village code506329

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

## How far is Chokhanda from nearby towns?

- Khaknar (sub-district HQ)33 km by road
- Burhanpur (district HQ)74 km by road
- Dharni (nearest town)16 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 Chokhanda?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Chokhanda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dedtalai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Burhanpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khaknar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Chokhanda known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, cotton and jawar**. About 78% of the 442 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Chokhanda

Of every 100 households in Chokhanda in 2011, 32 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chokhanda · ■ Khaknar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**72%

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

**12%

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

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**38%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**19%

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

**9%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****4%**

**50%

Television ****24%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**52%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Chokhanda?

■ Chokhanda · ■ Khaknar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.3%**

**58.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1024**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1167**

**933

Working population ****55.8%**

**49.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.4% for men and 49.1% for women. 58% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 238 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 170 (32%) · **■** Other work 8 (2%) · **■** Marginal 110 (21%)

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 Khaknar

- Kanapur Ryt.992 people
- Jholpura988 people
- Teliya Dhad963 people
- Khairmal Ryt961 people
- Nimapur943 people
- Dasghat926 people
- Saikheda Kalan918 people
- Sindh Kheda Kalan904 people

[All 81 villages in Khaknar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/burhanpur/khaknar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chokhanda?450341
- How far is Chokhanda from Burhanpur?74 km by road
- What is the population of Chokhanda?943 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chokhanda in?Burhanpur district (Khaknar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chokhanda?63.3% (Census 2011)
