# Churka Village, Amarwara, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Amarwara, Chhindwara 

# Churka

Churka is a village in Amarwara sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **754 people in 156 households**, the 81st largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 754people (2011)
- 156households
- 66.5%literacy
- 969females per 1,000 males

## Churka PIN code and other codes

Churka falls in Amarwara sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockAmarwara
- Census village code493954

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

## How far is Churka from nearby towns?

- Amarwara (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)63 km by road
- Amarwara (nearest town)23 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 Churka?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Churka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Amarwara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Amarwara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Churka known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 62% of the 541 hectares of village land is sown, and 109 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 Churka

Of every 100 households in Churka in 2011, 83 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Churka · ■ Amarwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**92%

Tap water ****38%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**10%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****97%**

**54%

Television ****6%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****62%**

**51%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Churka?

■ Churka · ■ Amarwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.5%**

**64.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1149**

**970

Working population ****51.7%**

**51.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.7% for men and 54.6% for women. 55% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 156 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 216 (55%) · **■** Other work 11 (3%) · **■** Marginal 7 (2%)

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 Amarwara

- Nandanwadi811 people
- Badegaon794 people
- Bardhiya780 people
- Sahkari764 people
- Pipardhana749 people
- Jhilmili746 people
- Mehandwada742 people
- Gadha Chhota737 people

[All 150 villages in Amarwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/amarwara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Churka from Chhindwara?63 km by road
- What is the population of Churka?754 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Churka in?Chhindwara district (Amarwara sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Churka?66.5% (Census 2011)