# Chaukheda Village, Nowgong, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Nowgong, Chhatarpur 

# Chaukheda

Chaukheda is a village in Nowgong sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,018 people in 202 households**, the 42nd largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.7%.

- 1,018people (2011)
- 202households
- 58.8%literacy
- 838females per 1,000 males

## Chaukheda PIN code and other codes

Chaukheda falls in Nowgong sub-district, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockNowgong
- Census village code457741

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

## How far is Chaukheda from nearby towns?

- Nowgong (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Chhatarpur (district HQ)34 km by road
- Nowgong (nearest town)12 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 Chaukheda?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Chaukheda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nowgong
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nowgong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nowgong
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 7 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 Chaukheda known for?

The main crops are **wheat, chana and pea**. About 80% of the 164 hectares of village land is sown, and 125 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 Chaukheda

Of every 100 households in Chaukheda in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Chaukheda · ■ Nowgong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**36%

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

**8%

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

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**8%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****47%**

**53%

Television ****7%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**21%

Own their home ****98%**

**99%

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 Chaukheda?

■ Chaukheda · ■ Nowgong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.8%**

**61.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****838**

**904

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****705**

**890

Working population ****49.4%**

**44.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.8% for men and 47.1% for women. 52% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 354 (70%) · **■** Farm labourers 50 (10%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 19 (4%) · **■** Marginal 77 (15%)

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 Nowgong

- Ama1,186 people
- Madarka1,132 people
- Sunati1,053 people
- Sardarpur1,023 people
- Saderi1,017 people
- Deotha1,005 people
- Mahtol991 people
- Lahdara941 people

[All 80 villages in Nowgong](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/nowgong/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chaukheda from Chhatarpur?34 km by road
- What is the population of Chaukheda?1,018 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chaukheda in?Chhatarpur district (Nowgong sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chaukheda?58.8% (Census 2011)